millibar

millibar
(mb)
   a common metric unit of atmospheric pressure, equal to 0.001 bar, 100 pascals, 1000 dynes/cm2, about 0.0295 inches (0.7501 millimeters) of mercury, or about 0.014 504 lb/in2. A millibar is the same thing as a hectopascal (hPa), and some weather agencies have replaced the millibar with the hectopascal in an effort to conform with the SI. However, many meteorologists resist this change and continue to use millibars. In fact, an appropriate SI unit for atmospheric pressure would be the kilopascal (10 millibars or 0.145 038 lb/in2).

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  • millibar — [ milibar ] n. m. • 1914; de milli et 3. bar ♦ Météorol. Unité de pression atmosphérique (millième de bar, 1 000 baryes; 3/4 mm de mercure). Symb.mbar. ⇒ hectopascal, 2. pascal. ● millibar nom masculin Unité de mesure de pression atmosphériq …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • millibar — ► NOUN ▪ one thousandth of a bar, a unit of atmospheric pressure equivalent to 100 pascals …   English terms dictionary

  • millibar — [mil′i bär΄] n. [< MILLI + Gr baros, weight] one thousandth of a bar (1,000 dynes per square centimeter or 100 pascals): 34 millibars equals about one inch of mercury: abbrev. mb …   English World dictionary

  • Millibar — milibaras statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Nesisteminis dalinis slėgio matavimo vienetas, lygus tūkstantajai baro daliai, t. y. 1 mbar = 10⁻³ bar; 1 mbar = 100 Pa = 1000 dyn/cm² = 0,75006 mm Hg. atitikmenys: angl.… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • millibar — milibaras statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Nesisteminis dalinis slėgio matavimo vienetas, lygus tūkstantajai baro daliai, t. y. 1 mbar = 10⁻³ bar; 1 mbar = 100 Pa = 1000 dyn/cm² = 0,75006 mm Hg. atitikmenys: angl.… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • Millibar — milibaras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. millibar vok. Millibar, n rus. миллибар, m pranc. millibar, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • millibar — milibaras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. millibar vok. Millibar, n rus. миллибар, m pranc. millibar, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • millibar — UK [ˈmɪlɪˌbɑː(r)] / US [ˈmɪlɪˌbɑr] noun [countable] Word forms millibar : singular millibar plural millibars a unit for measuring air pressure …   English dictionary

  • Millibar — Einheit Norm gesetzliche Einheit Einheitenname Bar Einheitenzeichen bar Dimensionsname Druck Dimensionssymbol p In SI Einheite …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Millibar — Bar (unité) Pour les articles homonymes, voir bar. Le bar (symbole bar) est une unité de mesure de pression équivalent à 105 pascals. Le bar présente l intérêt d être voisin de l atmosphère (pression atmosphérique moyenne à la surface de la… …   Wikipédia en Français

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