barye

[ bar-ee ]

/ ˈbær i /

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noun

microbar.

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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

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