sea-level pressure
[ see-lev-uhl ]
noun
the atmospheric pressure, at any elevation, reduced by formula to a value approximating the pressure at sea level.
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How to use sea-level pressure in a sentence
This makes the heights, as a rule, about 800 feet lower than if 31 inches were taken as the normal sea-level pressure.
Climbing on the Himalaya and Other Mountain Ranges | Norman CollieThe cabin was pressurized, though it did not attempt to simulate sea-level pressure.
Space Platform | Murray Leinster
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