Definition of Microbar

1. Noun. The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter.

Exact synonyms: Bar Absolute, Barye
Generic synonyms: Pressure Unit
Group relationships: Bar

Definition of Microbar

1. Noun. A unit of pressure equal to one millionth of a bar ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Microbar

1. a unit of atmospheric pressure [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Microbar

microarrays
microarteriography
microatoll
microatolls
microautophagy
microbacillus
microbacteria
microbalance
microbalances
microbank
microbanks
microbar (current term)
microbarn
microbarns
microbarograph
microbarographs
microbars
microbat
microbe
microbead
microbeads
microbeam
microbeams
microbenchmark
microbenchmarks
microbenthos

Literary usage of Microbar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the Sun's Radiation and Other Solar Phenomena: In Continuation by Frank Hagar Bigelow (1918)
"... von Bjerknes proceeds in the opposite direction, from 1 bar = 1000000 CGS, through 1 millibar = 1000 CGS to l microbar = l CGS unit. ..."

2. HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and Architect: A ...by Tom Arimes by Tom Arimes (1994)
"Make-up air ... a ventilating term which refers to the replacement of air lost because of exhaust air requirements. microbar... a unit of pressure equal to ..."

3. The Principles of Aërography by Alexander McAdie (1917)
"97] 250 microbar, 30 Microbes and dust, 154-166 Middle Atlantic States, snows and high winds in, 90 Miles, conversion of, into kilometers, [Tables 3, ..."

4. The Principles of Aërography by Alexander McAdie (1917)
"97] 250 microbar, 30 Microbes and dust, 154-166 Middle Atlantic States, snows and high winds in, 90 Miles, conversion of, into kilometers, [Tables 3. ..."

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