atmospheric pressure
static pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere
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Summary
atmospheric pressure ranks in the top 0.71% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,126 views/month, #552 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: ambient pressure[2], meteorological concept[3], physical quantity[4]
- Commons category: Atmospheric pressure[5]
- Quantity symbol (string): p[6]
- Has cause: atmosphere[7], gravity[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Atmospheric pressure[9]
- Commons gallery: Atmospheric pressure[10]
- Facet of: air[11]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[13]
- Main Wikidata property: P2532[14]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15]
Why It Matters
atmospheric pressure has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]