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millibar
[ mil-uh-bahr ]
noun
- a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar or 1000 dynes per square centimeter, used to measure air pressure. : mb
millibar
/ ˈɪɪˌɑː /
noun
- a cgs unit of atmospheric pressure equal to 10 –3bar, 100 newtons per square metre or 0.7500617 millimetre of mercury
millibar
/ ĭ′ə-ä′ /
- A unit of pressure equal to 0.001 bars. It is equivalent to 100 newtons per square meter, or 0.0145 pounds per square inch. Standard atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1,013.2 millibars.
Example Sentences
The phrase is taken from the US term "bombogenesis" used to described a fall of at least 24 millibars of pressure in 24 hours.
“And so we have to go from talking about ‘500 millibar geopotential heights’ that a really small audience appreciates and understands, to something that captures the essence of the event.
The actual highest drop in pressure seen in this storm easily surpassed that benchmark — falling by 22 millibars over 24 hours, Behringer said.
In the Bay Area, the benchmark is 17 millibars.
In a process called explosive cyclogenesis, the low pressure system will deepen by over 24 millibars in 24 hours.
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