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millibar

[ mil-uh-bahr ]

noun

  1. a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar or 1000 dynes per square centimeter, used to measure air pressure. : mb


millibar

/ ˈmɪlɪˌbɑː /

noun

  1. a cgs unit of atmospheric pressure equal to 10 –3bar, 100 newtons per square metre or 0.7500617 millimetre of mercury
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


millibar

/ mĭlə-bär′ /

  1. A unit of pressure equal to 0.001 bars. It is equivalent to 100 newtons per square meter, or 0.0145 pounds per square inch. Standard atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1,013.2 millibars.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of millibar1

First recorded in 1905–10; milli- + bar 3

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