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millibar

[ UK /mˈɪlɪbˌɑː/ ]
[ US /ˈmɪɫəˌbɑɹ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar
    atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars

How To Use millibar In A Sentence

  • We, in weather, measure pressure in millibars, so it's just a number.
  • What is the formula for converting pressure in millibars of pressure to inches of mercury?
  • atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars
  • The turtle recorded a barometric pressure drop of 100 millibars within the vortex.
  • According to the model, barometric pressure in the lowest stratum rose by 145 millibars to 1,108 millibars.
  • If pressure decreases by one millibar, the sea level rises by one centimetre.
  • If the barometric pressure suddenly drops from, say, a normal reading of 1,000 millibars to 900 millibars, a very powerful wind will result.
  • 'millibar'. 1 millibar = 1 / 1000 bar and 1 bar = 1 atm. About.com Chemistry
  • Meteorologist use the pressure in millibars to determine the actual strength of the storm.
  • Today, a bomb cyclone is an extratropical area of low pressure in which the central barometric pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours.
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