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pressure unit
subject			fact

pressure unit	is a unit of pressure
	is a kind of unit
unit	has historical origin
	represents

Kinds of pressure unit :

• atmosphere (9 facts) - Mantle of gases round a star planet or moon, sometimes even forming the apparent surface of the body. For a body to retain an atmosphere depends on the body's gravity, and the temperature and composition of the gases. Mean atmospheric pressure at the surface is 10330 kg/m², and is also referred to as atmosphere., A unit of pressure.
• bar (3 facts) - An absolute unit of pressure equal to 10⁶ dyn cm^-2.
• pascal (9 facts) (Pa) - The derived SI unit of pressure.
• torr (4 facts) - A unit of pressure.