bar
Definition 1
Metric unit of atmospheric pressure equal to 14.50 pounds per square inch (lb/in2), 1.02 kilograms per square centimeter (kg/cm2), 29.53 inches of mercury (in Hg), or 0.9869 atmosphere. In engineering, the term 'bar gauge' (barG) is used to indicate that the pressure is read from a pressure gauge (which actually measures the difference between the fluid's pressure and the atmospheric pressure).
Definition 2
Long, solid-metal form, generally having a cross section of about 100 square centimeters. Steel bars come in two forms: (1) Merchant bars include rounds, flats, angles, squares and channels, and (2) Reinforcing bars (rebar) are used in strengthening concrete in large structures.
Definition 3
Body of practicing lawyers in a jurisdiction.
Definition 4
Fully or partially submerged sand bank along a shore or at the mouth of a river which often obstructs navigation.
bar is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law, Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology and Real Estate & Buildings subjects.
bar appears in the definitions of the following terms:
wire,
personal digital assistant (PDA),
pounds per square inch (PSI),
drawing,
quasi estoppel,
pressure,
bar chart,
coils,
quincunx board,
seven tools of quality
and
This content can be found on the following page:
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/bar.html
email to a friend print this definition cite this definition