elohopeamillimetri
Finnish
editEtymology
editCompound of elohopea (“mercury”) + millimetri (“millimetre”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈeloˌhopeɑˌmilːiˌmetri/, [ˈe̞lo̞ˌho̞pe̞ɑ̝ˌmilːiˌme̞t̪ri]
- Rhymes: -etri
- Syllabification(key): e‧lo‧ho‧pe‧a‧mil‧li‧met‧ri
Noun
editelohopeamillimetri
- millimetre of mercury, millimeter of mercury (unit of pressure defined as extra pressure generated by a column of mercury one millimetre high)
Usage notes
edit- Often understood as synonymous to torri although they are not exactly the same
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- “elohopeamillimetri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02