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A unit of barometric pressure that is taken to be the standard pressure of the Earth's atmosphere at sea level: The average atmospheric pressure at sea level is approximately 14.7 pounds per square inch.
With an increasing altitude, the atmospheric pressure decreases. For example, at 30,000 feet, approximately the height of Mt. Everest, the air pressure is 4.3 pounds per square inch.
The atmospheric pressure at any point in an atmosphere is due solely to the weight of the atmospheric gases above the point concerned.
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(Greek: weight, heavy; atmospheric pressure; a combining form meaning "pressure", as in barotaxis, or sometimes "weight", as in baromacrometer)
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In petroleum engineering, the preparation of petroleum specimens for testing purposes: Atmospheric pressure cure is achieved by aging petroleum samples at normal atmospheric pressure for a given length of time at a specific temperature and humidity.
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atmospheric pressure
The pressure created by the effect of gravity on the air above the earth.
The atmospheric pressure decreases as the higher altitude increases.
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