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How to pronounce millibar in English?

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Type of pressure unit


atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars.

Examples of millibar

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In 1909, he introduced the millibar unit, which was internationally adopted in 1929.
From the en.wikipedia.org
When I recorded the millibar measurement, it got on the news and became national news.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The pressure in Alicia decreased one millibar an hour in the 40 hours before landfall.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The cloud ceiling is getting lower, and the barometer is falling at 1 millibar per hour.
From the heraldtribune.com
The cloud ceiling is rising, as is the barometer at 1 millibar per hour.
From the heraldtribune.com
Experts put the increase in gas pressure at 1 millibar per year.
From the sciencedaily.com
Intermediate two millibar isobars are sometimes included in areas where the pressure gradient is relatively light.
From the al.com
Thanks for pointing out the millibar typo.
From the guardian.co.uk
Indeed, the weatherman's plight will probably not change a millibar from that described by the English meteorologist Sir Napier Shaw.
From the time.com
More examples
  • A unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar; "atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars"
  • The bar (symbol: bar) is a unit of pressure equal to 100 kilopascals, and roughly equal to the atmospheric pressure on Earth at sea level. Other units derived from the bar are the kilobar (symbol: kbar),decibar (symbol: dbar), centibar (symbol: cbar), and millibar (symbol: mbar or mb). ...
  • An older metric unit of atmospheric pressure still widely used. One millibar is equal to one hectopascal.
  • An atmospheric pressure of 100 Pascals (Newtons per square metre).
  • A unit of measuring pressure. In the United States pressure is usually expressed as inches of Hg (mercury). Our weatherstations use inches Hg, and we have a conversion chart available for racers in other countries which has millibars, inches Hg and mm Hg. ...
  • Is a metric unit of pressure mainly used in European countries and is derived directly from the Bar pressure unit which equals 1,000 mbar. In SI units 1 mbar equals 100 Pascals.
  • A metric measurement of air pressure.
  • Is the SI unit of vacuum measure.