decibar

[des-uh-bahr]

dec·i·bar

[des-uh-bahr]
noun Physics.
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/10 bar or 100,000 dynes per square centimeter.

Origin:
1905–10; deci- + bar1
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Decibar is always a great word to know.
So is subatomic. Does it mean:
a photon of penetrating electromagnetic radiation emitted from an atomic nucleus; electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than 1/10 of a nanometer
pertaining to a process that occurs within an atom; noting a particle contained in an atom, such as electrons, protons, or neutrons
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