mil·li·bar (m l  -bär )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. |
millibar [ˈmɪlɪˌbɑː]
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(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a cgs unit of atmospheric pressure equal to 10-3 bar, 100 newtons per square metre or 0.7500617 millimetre of mercury
| millibar (ml-bär) A unit of pressure equal to 0.001 bars. It is equivalent to 100 newtons per square meter, or 0.0145 pounds per square inch. Standard atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1,013.2 millibars. |
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| Noun | 1. |  millibar - a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar; "atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars"pressure unit - a unit measuring force per unit area bar - (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter" |
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