Bar absolute (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

bar absolute; barye; microbar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("bar absolute" is a kind of...):

pressure unit (a unit measuring force per unit area)

Holonyms ("bar absolute" is a part of...):

bar ((meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter)

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