English > pressure unit: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity| Meaning | A unit measuring force per unit area. |
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| Narrower | bar | (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter |
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| barye, bar absolute, microbar | The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter |
| millibar | A unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar |
| pascal, Pa | A unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter |
| pounds per square inch, psi | A unit of pressure |
| standard atmosphere, atmosphere, atm, standard pressure | A unit of pressure |
| torr, millimeter of mercury, mm Hg | A unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere |
| Broader | unit of measurement, unit | Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange |
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| Spanish | unidad de presión |
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| Catalan | unitat de pressió |
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