microbar

[ mahy-kruh-bahr ]
/ ˈmaɪ krəˌbɑr /

noun

a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to one millionth of a bar; one dyne per square centimeter.
Also called barye.

Origin of microbar

First recorded in 1915–20; micro- + bar3

Words nearby microbar

microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, microangiopathy, microarray, microbacteria, microbalance, microbar, microbarogram, microbarograph, microbe, microbead, microbicide

Scientific definitions for microbar

microbar
[ mī′krō-bär′ ]

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