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A unit of pressure measurement equivalent to 100 kilopascals

Units of Pressure: What does “bar” mean?

Bar is a metric unit of pressure measurement that is equal to 100,000 pascals (100 kPa). One bar is slightly less than one atmosphere.

 

1 bar = 0.987 atm

 

Other units that are derived from the bar include:

Megabar = 1,000,000 bar

Kilobar = 1,000 bar

Decibar = 0.1 bar

Centibar = 0.01 bar