noun
- a unit of pressure equal to 1,000 bars
Usage: scientific; technical
Examples
- The deep ocean pressure reaches several kilobars.
- Diamond formation requires pressures of about 50 kilobars.
- The experiment was conducted at 10 kilobars of pressure.
- Geological processes often involve pressures measured in kilobars.
- The pressure gauge was calibrated to read in kilobars.
- At 100 kilometers depth, the pressure is approximately 30 kilobars.