centibar

A centibar is a unit of pressure in the centimeter-gram-second (CGS) system of units. It is defined as one-hundredth of a bar. The bar is a unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals. Therefore, one centibar is equal to 1,000 pascals.

The centibar is not a commonly used unit in modern science or engineering. The pascal is the standard SI unit of pressure, and other units like the bar, atmosphere, and torr are more frequently encountered. However, the centibar can be useful in specific contexts where a finer division of the bar is required. For example, in some meteorological applications, pressure changes might be measured in centibars.

To convert centibars to other units, one can use the following relationships:

1 centibar = 0.01 bar

1 centibar = 1000 pascals

1 centibar ≈ 0.987 atmospheres

1 centibar ≈ 7.50 torr

The relationship between centibars and other pressure units highlights its position as a relatively small unit of pressure. While not as widespread as the pascal or bar, the centibar serves as a valid, albeit less common, unit within the CGS system for expressing pressure.