millibar

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Definitions from WordNet

Noun millibar has 1 sense

millibar - a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar; "atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars"
--₁ is a kind of pressure unit
--₁ is a part of bar

Definitions from the Web

Millibar

Definition:

A millibar is a unit of pressure widely used in meteorology to measure atmospheric pressure.

Senses:

Sense 1:

Noun - A unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar.

Example sentence: The weather forecast mentioned that the central pressure of the storm would be around 950 millibars.

Sense 2:

Noun - A millibar can also refer to a unit of pressure used in some industrial applications.

Example sentence: The hydraulic system operates at a pressure of 200 millibars.