"Torr" meaning in English

See Torr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Torrs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Torr (plural Torrs)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Torr-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 4 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 3 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Torrs [plural], Torr [plural], torr [alternative]
Etymology: Clipping of Torricelli. Named after Italian physicist wplink. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Torricelli}} Clipping of Torricelli, {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{named-after/list|physicist||||}} physicist, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|wplink}} wplink, {{named-after|en|nat=Italian|occ=physicist|wplink=Evangelista Torricelli}} Named after Italian physicist wplink Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Torr (plural Torrs or Torr)
  1. (metrology) Alternative form of torr (“measure of pressure”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: torr (extra: measure of pressure)
    Sense id: en-Torr-en-noun-E9uABKkB Categories (other): Metrology Topics: metrology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Symbol

Forms: torr [alternative]
Etymology: Clipping of Torricelli. Named after Italian physicist wplink. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Torricelli}} Clipping of Torricelli, {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{named-after/list|physicist||||}} physicist, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|wplink}} wplink, {{named-after|en|nat=Italian|occ=physicist|wplink=Evangelista Torricelli}} Named after Italian physicist wplink Head templates: {{en-head|sym}} Torr
  1. (metrology) The unit symbol for a torr (“unit of pressure”) Related terms: tor, Tor, TOR
    Sense id: en-Torr-en-symbol-ygj2MIGx Categories (other): Metrology, Units of measure, English entries with incorrect language header, English symbols, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 72 Disambiguation of English symbols: 36 17 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 4 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 3 51 Topics: metrology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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