1. plural of kilobar; units of pressure equal to 1,000 bars
Usage: scientific; technical

Examples

• The deep ocean pressure reaches several kilobars.
• Scientists measured pressures of 50 kilobars in the experiment.
• The diamond anvil cell can generate pressures exceeding 100 kilobars.
• Metamorphic rocks form under conditions of several kilobars of pressure.
• The equipment was calibrated to measure up to 200 kilobars.
• Geologists study rock formation at pressures of multiple kilobars.