microbar

[mahy-kruh-bahr]

mi·cro·bar

[mahy-kruh-bahr]
noun
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to one millionth of a bar; one dyne per square centimeter.
Also called barye.


Origin:
1915–20; micro- + bar3
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Microbar is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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microbar   (mī'krō-bär')  Pronunciation Key 
A unit of pressure equal to one millionth (10-6) of a bar.
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