English Explanatory Dictionary

baric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to weight, especially to the weight or pressure of the atmosphere as measured by a barometer.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to barium.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæɹɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-baric.wav /ˈbɛəɹɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-baric2.wav

Word forms

baric

Etymology

From bar + -ic. Derived from the Ancient Greek word "pressure": barikos (βαρικός), from βάρος (báros, “weight, pressure”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).

Derived words

baricity heterobaric homobaric hyperbaric hypobaric monobaric multibaric normobaric photobaric thermobaric
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