megabar

noun

mega·​bar ˈme-gə-ˌbär How to pronounce megabar (audio)
: a unit of pressure equal to one million bars

Examples of megabar in a Sentence

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Will the local detractors eventually come around to the latest megabar in their neighborhood? Wesley Case, baltimoresun.com, 3 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

mega- + bar entry 4

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of megabar was in 1903

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“Megabar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megabar. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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