pressure (Metric) Ambiguously used to mean both the bar (= 100 kPa) and barad, i.e. dyn·cm-2 (= 0.1 Pa = 1μbar), though barye was a former name for bar. Spellings involving the letter d seem generally to refer to barad.
Barrie, city (1991 pop. 62,728), S Ont., Canada, on the west shore of Lake Simcoe. It is a commuter city in the Toronto metropolitan region. Among the city's diverse manufactures are clothing, spirits, electronics, and leather goods. A large military base is nearby.