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barye

[ bar-ee ]
/ ˈbær i /
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noun
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Origin of barye

<French <Greek barýs heavy

Other definitions for barye (2 of 2)

Barye
[ ba-ree ]
/ baˈri /

noun
An·toine Louis [ahn-twanlwee], /ɑ̃ˈtwan lwi/, 1795–1875, French sculptor and painter.
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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
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