hypobaric

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adjective

Of, relating to, or using less than normal air pressure.

“Mountain climbers need additional oxygen because of the hypobaric conditions.”

Opposite
hyperbaric
OriginEnglish baric ← Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *upó →
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Meanings

adjectivehypobaric (comparative more hypobaric, superlative most hypobaric)

comparative more hypobaric · superlative most hypobaric

  1. Of, relating to, or using less than normal air pressure.

    Mountain climbers need additional oxygen because of the hypobaric conditions.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
hyperbaric

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Englishbaric
  6. Englishhypobaric

From hypo- + baric.

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Translations

German Unterdruck-
  • Unterdruck-Translations
Italian ipobarico
  • ipobaricoTranslations
Romanian hipobaric
  • hipobaricTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

hypobaric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypobaric

MLA

“hypobaric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypobaric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypobaric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypobaric.

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