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atmospheric pressure en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere above an area.
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Synonyms

air pressure · barometric pressure

Translations (80)

be атмасферны ціск (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · mn агаарын даралт (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · eu presio atmosferiko (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · bg атмосферно налягане (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ba атмосфера баҫымы (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · es presión atmosférica (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · cy gwasgedd atmosfferig (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · de Luftdruck (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · el ατμοσφαιρική πίεση (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · cmn 氣壓 /气压 (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · nb lufttrykk (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · tr atmosfer basıncı (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · nl luchtdruk (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ms tekanan atmosfera (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · is loftþrýstingur (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · sq presioni atmosferik (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · hi वायुमंडलीय दाब (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · cs atmosférický tlak (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ne वायुमण्डलीय चाप (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · kmr pestoya atmosferê (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · et õhurõhk (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · gl presión atmosférica (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ka ატმოსფერული წნევა (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · mn ᠠᠭᠠᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠳᠠᠷᠤᠯᠲᠠ (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · sh atmosferski tlak (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · nn lufttrykk (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · es presión barométrica (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ga brú an atmaisféir (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · uz atmosfera bosimi (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · af lugdruk (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · bn বায়ুমণ্ডলীয় চাপ (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · mr वातावरणाचा दाब (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · hu légnyomás (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ru атмосфе́рное давле́ние (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · sl zračni tlak (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · nb atmosfærisk trykk (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ja 気圧 (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · sk atmosférický tlak (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · da lufttryk (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · id tekanan atmosfer (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · tl presyur ng hangin (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · lt atmosferos slėgis (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ar ضغط جوي (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · fr pression atmosphérique (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ur ہوا کا دباؤ (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · cmn 大氣壓 /大气压 (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · sw kanieneo angahewa (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · eo atmosfera premo (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ro presiune atmosferică (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · da atmosfærisk tryk (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · uk атмосферний тиск (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · it pressione atmosferica (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · da atmosfæretryk (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · th ความกดอากาศ (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · sv atmosfärtryck (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · lv atmosfēras spiediens (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · nb atmosfæretrykk (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ky атмосфера басымы (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · fi ilmanpaine (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · tl bunto ng hangin (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · an presión atmosferica (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ta வளிமண்டல அழுத்தம் (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ast presión atmosférica (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · he לחץ אטמוספירי (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · pt pressão atmosférica (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · fa فشار اتمسفری (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · pl ciśnienie atmosferyczne (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ml അന്തരീക്ഷമർദ്ദം (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · nn atmosfæretrykk (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · az atmosfer təzyiqi (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · kk атмосфералық қысым (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · tl presyon ng hangin (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · pa ਵਾਯੂਮੰਡਲ ਦਬਾਅ (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ca pressió atmosfèrica (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ko 대기압 (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · de Atmosphärendruck (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · ga brú atmaisféarach (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · sv lufttryck (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · hy մթնոլորտային ճնշում (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) · mk атмосферски притисок (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere)