Barye

(mechanics) The pressure unit of the centimeter-gram-second system of physical units; equal to 1 dyne per square centimeter (0.001 millibar). Also known as microbar.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter
  Synonyms: bar absolute, microbar

This article is about a unit of pressure. For the French sculptor, see Antoine-Louis Barye.

The barye (symbol: Ba), or sometimes barad, barrie, bary, baryd, baryed, or barie, was a centimetre-gram-second (CGS) unit of pressure used in France. It is equal to 1 dyne per square centimetre.^[1]

1 Ba = 0.1 Pa = 0.1 N/m² = g·cm⁻¹s⁻²

See also

• Centimetre gram second system of units
• SI

References

1. ^ The Free Dictionary – Barye

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