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torpor
Torquay
torque (1)
torque (2)
torque converter
torque spanner
torque wrench
torques
torr
Torre del Greco
torrefy
Torremolinos
Torrens, Lake
Torrens title
torrent
torrential
Torreon
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torr

torr [ tawr ] (plural torr)


noun 
Definition:
 
unit of pressure: a unit of pressure equal to about 133.3 pascals or one millimeter of mercury supported in a column

[Mid-20th century. After Evangelista Torricelli]
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