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Torricellian vacuum

Tor·ri·cel·li·an vac·u·um [ tàwree chèllee ən vákyoo əm, tàwree chèllee ən vákyəm ] (plural Tor·ri·cel·li·an vac·u·ums or Tor·ri·cel·li·an vac·u·a)


noun 
Definition:
 
partial vacuum in tube containing mercury: the partially evacuated space above a column of mercury in a tube that is closed at one end and has been placed open end down onto a mercury reservoir

[After Evangelista Torricelli]
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