baric
Of or pertaining to weight, especially to the weight or pressure of the atmosphere as…Of or pertaining to weight, especially to the weight or pressure of the atmosphere as measured by a barometer.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to weight, especially to the weight or pressure of the atmosphere as measured by a barometer.
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to barium.
of or relating to or containing barium
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From bar + -ic. Derived from the Ancient Greek word "pressure": barikos (βαρικός), from βάFrom bar + -ic. Derived from the Ancient Greek word "pressure": barikos (βαρικός), from βάρος (báros, “weight, pressure”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).
From barium (“root "bar-" by removing suffix -ium”) + -ic.
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