millibar
noun
mil·li·bar ˈmi-lə-ˌbär 
: a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ bar or 100 pascals
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The European weather model simulates that temperatures at the 850 millibar level, about a mile above the ground, are in the unprecedented category. 
Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 Typically, a range in millibar change is around 10 to 15 in that same timeframe. Julia Musto, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2021 One way to gauge the magnitude of a heat dome is to measure the height of the typical halfway point of the lower atmosphere — at the 500 millibar pressure level. Washington Post, 10 July 2021 One way to gauge the magnitude of a heat wave is to measure the height of the typical halfway point of the atmosphere - at the 500 millibar pressure level. Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2021 One way to gauge the magnitude of a heat wave is to measure the height of the typical halfway point of the atmosphere — at the 500 millibar pressure level. Washington Post, 18 June 2021 This number shows the last three digits of a station’s air-pressure reading to the nearest tenth of a millibar (mb); the last number actually comes after the decimal point. Dennis Mersereau, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2020 The definition of a bomb cyclone is a storm that drops 24 millibars in 24 hours, going through a process known as bombogenesis. NBC News, 7 May 2020 The all-time lowest pressure on record for a North Atlantic storm hit 913 millibars in January 1993 near Scotland's Shetland Islands, according to Weather Underground weather historian Christopher Burt. Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2020 See More
Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 Typically, a range in millibar change is around 10 to 15 in that same timeframe. Julia Musto, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2021 One way to gauge the magnitude of a heat dome is to measure the height of the typical halfway point of the lower atmosphere — at the 500 millibar pressure level. Washington Post, 10 July 2021 One way to gauge the magnitude of a heat wave is to measure the height of the typical halfway point of the atmosphere - at the 500 millibar pressure level. Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2021 One way to gauge the magnitude of a heat wave is to measure the height of the typical halfway point of the atmosphere — at the 500 millibar pressure level. Washington Post, 18 June 2021 This number shows the last three digits of a station’s air-pressure reading to the nearest tenth of a millibar (mb); the last number actually comes after the decimal point. Dennis Mersereau, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2020 The definition of a bomb cyclone is a storm that drops 24 millibars in 24 hours, going through a process known as bombogenesis. NBC News, 7 May 2020 The all-time lowest pressure on record for a North Atlantic storm hit 913 millibars in January 1993 near Scotland's Shetland Islands, according to Weather Underground weather historian Christopher Burt. Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
millibar
noun
mil·li·bar ˈmil-ə-ˌbär
: a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ bar or 1000 dynes per square centimeter —abbreviation mbar