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pleiobar

noun
plei·o·bar | \ ˈplīəˌbär \

Definition of pleiobar 

1 : an area of high barometric pressure

2 : an isobar of high pressure

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History and Etymology for pleiobar

International Scientific Vocabulary pleio- + Greek baros weight

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