noun
bar
A unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals.
The gauge shows a pressure of two bars.
Etymology
Greek baros means weight. The pressure unit uses that connection with a load pressing on a surface, assigning the name bar to a fixed amount of pressure.
More examples
- One bar equals one hundred thousand pascals.
- The machine operates at a pressure slightly above one bar.
- The manual lists pressure limits in bars.
Forms
bar · bars