sea-level pressure

[ see-lev-uhl ]

noun

1. the atmospheric pressure, at any elevation, reduced by formula to a value approximating the pressure at sea level.

Example Sentences

This makes the heights, as a rule, about 800 feet lower than if 31 inches were taken as the normal sea-level pressure.

From Project Gutenberg

The cabin was pressurized, though it did not attempt to simulate sea-level pressure.

From Project Gutenberg