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While some barometers express atmospheric pressure in millibars, others use ________ as their basic unit of measurement?

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The right answer is mercury inches (pressure unit of measure).

Depending on the context, many pressure unit can be used:
Inches of mercury:
This unit of measurement is used for weather measures, aviation, and fridges.

Milimeter of mercury:
This unit of measurement is used to measure blood pressure (1 mmHg equals 0.00133 bar).

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