baric

Today it means: Of or pertaining to weight, especially to the weight or pressure of the atmosphere as measured by a barometer. Full definition →

baric · adjective¹

From 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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