barye

[ bar-ee ]

/ ˈbær i /

Save This Word!

noun

microbar.

QUIZ

SPRINT TO THE FINISH WITH THIS OLYMPICS QUIZ!

Compete in our Olympics quiz to see if you can take home the gold medal in Olympics knowledge.

Question 1 of 10

Where was the Olympics first held?

ancient Rome

ancient Greece

ancient Persia

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

Origin of barye

<French <Greek barýs heavy

Words nearby barye

barware, barwise, barycenter, barycentre, barycentric coordinate system, barye, baryon, baryonic, baryon number, Baryshnikov, barysphere

Other definitions for barye (2 of 2)

Barye

[ ba-ree ]

/ baˈri /

noun

An·toine Louis

[ahn-twan lwee], /ɑ̃ˈtwan lwi/, 1795–1875, French sculptor and painter.

How to use barye in a sentence

Barye was no less successful in sculpture on a small scale, and excelled in representing animals in their most familiar attitudes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
Barye's place in the history of art is more nearly unique, perhaps, than that of any of the great artists.
French Art|W. C. Brownell
Cellini's "Perseus" is really more of a "parlor ornament" than Barye's smallest figure.
French Art|W. C. Brownell
It is said that Barye discovered his real bent from watching the wild beasts in the Jardin des Plantes.
Chats on Old Copper and Brass|Fred. W. Burgess

Five days of the week he went to Barye's studio and worked for the master.
Fairfax and His Pride|Marie Van Vorst

British Dictionary definitions for barye

barye

/ (ˈbærɪ) /

noun

a unit of pressure in the cgs system equal to one dyne per square centimetre. 1 barye is equivalent to 1 microbar

Word Origin for barye

C19: from French, from Greek barus heavy

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012