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MICROBAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does microbar mean?
• MICROBAR (noun)
The noun MICROBAR has 1 sense:
1. the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter
Familiarity information: MICROBAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
bar absolute; barye; microbar
Hypernyms ("microbar" is a kind of...):
pressure unit (a unit measuring force per unit area)
Holonyms ("microbar" is a part of...):
bar ((meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter)
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