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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere. At sea level it has a mean value of one atmosphere but reduces with increasing altitude.
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- noun physics, meteorology The pressure caused by the
weight of theatmosphere above anarea .
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- noun the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
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