Unit of pressure equal to 1/760 of standard atmospheric pressure.
A unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli; SYN. millimeter of mercury, mm Hg.
Unit of pressure equal to 1/760 of an atmosphere, used mainly in high-vacuum technology.
One torr is equivalent to 133.322 pascals, and for practical purposes is the same as the millimeter of mercury. It is named after Evangelista Torricelli.