microbar

[ mahy-kruh-bahr ]

noun
  1. a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to one millionth of a bar; one dyne per square centimeter.

Origin of microbar

1
First recorded in 1915–20; micro- + bar3

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Scientific definitions for microbar

microbar

[ krō-bär′ ]


  1. A unit of pressure equal to one millionth (10-6) of a bar.

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