atmo
atmo noun: the standard atmospheric pressure used in certain physical measurements and calculations; conventionally, that pressure under which the barometer stands at 760 millimeters, at a temperature of 0° Centigrade, at the level of the sea, and in the latitude of Paris. Also the clipping of atmosphere.
Noun
atmo (plural atmos)
- The standard atmospheric pressure used in certain physical measurements and calculations; conventionally, that pressure under which the barometer stands at 760 millimeters, at a temperature of 0° Centigrade, at the level of the sea, and in the latitude of Paris.
- 1880? William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Heat
under a constant pressure of one atmo - In this case, at a pressure of one atmo, the quantity of gas absorbed by one gramme of water is .875 gramme at 0°C.1891, John Parker, Elementary Thermodynamics, page 309
- 1880? William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Heat
Also used as
atmo is also the clipping of atmosphere.
Forms of atmo
| plural | atmos |
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Origin of atmo
From atmosphere.
Questions about atmo
- What does atmo mean?
- Atmo means the standard atmospheric pressure used in certain physical measurements and calculations; conventionally, that pressure under which the barometer stands at 760 millimeters, at a temperature of 0° Centigrade, at the level of the sea, and in the latitude of Paris.
- What part of speech is atmo?
- Atmo is a noun.
- What is the plural of atmo?
- The plural of atmo is atmos.
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