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millibar

 
Dictionary: mil·li·bar   (mĭl'ə-bär') pronunciation
n. (Abbr. mb)
A unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth (10 -3) of a bar. Standard atmospheric pressure at sea level is about 1,013 millibars.


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mb

A unit of atmospheric pressure, measured by a barometer. Each rise of one square centimetre of mercury in a barometric column represents a rise in air pressure of 1000 dynes.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar


Translations: Millibar
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - millibar

Nederlands (Dutch)
millibar

Français (French)
n. - millibar

Deutsch (German)
n. - Millibar

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μετεωρ.) χιλιοστοβαρίδα, μιλιμπάρ

Italiano (Italian)
millibar

Português (Portuguese)
n. - milibar (m)

Русский (Russian)
миллибар

Español (Spanish)
n. - milibar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - millibar

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
毫巴

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 毫巴

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 밀리바(1000분의 1바)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ミリバール

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وحدة الضغط الجوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מיליבר (יחידת לחץ אטמוספרי)‬


 
 

 

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