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Bar

A unit of pressure equal to<math> 10⁶ dyne per square centimeter (10⁶ barye)</math>, 1000 millibars, 29.53 inches of mercury. See torr.
Some writers have used bar as equivalent to barye (1 dyne per square centimeter).

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use