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Webster 1913 Edition


Atmo

At′mo

,
Noun.
[Contr. fr.
atmosphere
.]
(Physics)
The standard atmospheric pressure used in certain physical measurements 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.
Sir W. Thomson.

Definition 2024


Atmo

Atmo

See also: atmo and atmo-

German

Noun

Atmo

  1. abbreviated form of Atmosphäre
    • 2012, Patrick Conley, Der parteiliche Journalist, ISBN 978-3-86331-050-9, page 277:
      Die Atmo, die Heise einsetzt, fällt dagegen zunächst kaum auf.

atmo

atmo

See also: Atmo and atmo-

English

Noun

atmo (plural atmos)

  1. (physics, dated) 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.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir W. Thomson to this entry?)