Barye
(′ba·rē)
(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.
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IN BRIEF: n. - The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
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The pressure unit of the centimeter-gram-second (CGS) system of physical units. It is equal to 1 dyn/cm2 (0.001 mb), or 10–6 bar. Sometimes called a microbar. See also bar.
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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, is the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) unit of pressure. It is equal to 1 dyne per square centimetre.[1]
1 Ba = 0.1 Pa =1·10-6 bar = 0.1 N/m2 = 1 g·cm−1s−2
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