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decibar

American  
[des-uh-bahr] / ˈdɛs əˌbɑr /

noun

Physics.

  1. a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/10 bar or 100,000 dynes per square centimeter.

Etymology

Origin of decibar

First recorded in 1905–10; deci- + bar 3

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