A unit of pressure equal to 106 dyne per cm² (106 barye), 1000 millibars, 29.53 inches of mercury.

(1) A sheet or elongate lens or mound of alluvium; (2) a unit of air-pressure measurement approximately equal to 1 atm.

" A unit of pressure equal to 10 to the sixth dynes/square centimeter; approximately one atmosphere. "

Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier.

A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.

To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance of evil; distance bars our intercourse; the statute bars my right; the right is barred by time; a release bars the plaintiff's recovery; -- sometimes with up.

Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons.

The railing that incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the bar of the court signifies in open court.

A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash bar.

An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field.

A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a bar of color.

To cross with one or more stripes or lines.

A vein or dike crossing a lode.

A solid section of metal that is long in relation to its cross section, which is square, rectangular or hexagon and in which at least one perpendicular distance between parallel faces is 0.375 inches or greater.

A long finished steel product, commonly in flat, square, round or hexagonal shapes. Rolled from billets, bars are produced in two major types, merchant and special.

A drilling or tamping rod.

Masonry term for rebar, which is a metal rod with a raised surface, and come in various lengths and diameters. When used with concrete blocks, they are installed vertically in the cores of the block, which are then filled with concrete. This enables concrete block construction, which is cheaper, to be as strong as pure concrete.

The steel shaft that forms the basic part of a barbell or dumbbell. These bars are normally about one inch thick, and they are often encased in a revolving metal sleeve.

A term used in connection with bookmakers' prices. e.g. '7 - 1 bar three' means that you can obtain at least 7 - 1 on any dog bar the first three in betting, and '10 - 1 bar three' means at least 10-1 on any dog bar the first three in betting.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"

a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"

The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the legal profession.

Historically, the partition separating the general public from the space occupied by the judges, attorneys, jury, and others during a trial. More commonly, the whole body of lawyers qualified to practice in any jurisdiction. A "case at bar" is a case now under the court's consideration.

The members of the legal professions, i.e. the whole body of attorneys and counselors who collectively are figuratively called the bar.

A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures.

A measure of musical time, usually made up of two, three or four beats. Musical phrases and verses, in turn, are often made up of regular numbers of bars - four, eight or twelve, e.g. the four-bar melody which accompanies the phrase: "And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain." In a four-beat bar the first and third beats are normally accented in rock music, or the second and fourth in reggae. Think of dancing and it all makes sense -a waltz has three beats in the bar.

a section of music for a grouping of note values over a given length of time, also know as a measure.

See foo for an explanation of both words.

(FooBar) - FooBar is a derivative of the acronym FUBAR, changed for symmetry. FUBAR stands for Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition. Sometimes used as a whole by programmers to describe data loss, foo and bar are also often used separately when a quick and random name is needed. Programmers (mostly those dirty UNIX guys) got tired of trying to think of random words, so they use foo and bar.

Bar is a metasyntactic variable used heavily in computer science to represent concepts abstractly and can be used to represent any part of a complicated system or idea including the data, variables, functions, and commands just to name a few. Bar is commonly used with the metavariables foo and foobar. The word bar as used in computer science has no meaning and is merely a commonly used logical representation that is used much like the letters 'X' and 'Y' in algebra.

The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed.

The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the center of the sole.

When you see the betting market open before a horse race, you may see odds against only some of the runners in the race, and the odds for the rest are said to be "bar" - in other words, they are at least as long as the last quoted odds or greater.

A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind the counter where liquors for sale are kept.

When casinos reject blackjack players from playing if the casinos suspect them as card counters. Casinos bar such players.

Be excluded from the casino or from playing blackjack in a casino

A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door.

An indefinite quantity of some substance, so shaped as to be long in proportion to its breadth and thickness; as, a bar of gold or of lead; a bar of soap.

To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate.

An elongated deposit of alluvium within a channel, not permanently vegetated.

An elongated deposit of alluvium within a channel or across its mouth.

any elongate central-area structure. N.B. This is a general term. When it is useful to be more specific terms such as longitudinal bar, cross-bar, and arm can be used. (Alternative term jugum, see appendix).

the Aramaic word bar (son, son of). In the Second Temple period bar often was used together with the father's name or a family nickname to distinguish males bearing the same personal name. Females with the same personal name often were distinguished by adding berat (daughter, daughter of) and the father's name. The Hebrew equivalents of bar and berat are ben (son, son of) and bat (daughter, daughter of). baraita - (literally, "outside"; plural: baraitot) a tannaic saying excluded from the Mishnah of Rabbi Yehudah ha-Nasi, that is, teachings that predate 230 A.D. Baraitot were incorporated in later rabbinic works such as the Talmud.

Aramaic for "Son of.."

Son of; frequently used in personal names, as Bar-Lev.

A narrow, rabbeted, horizontal, vertical or diagonal wood member extending the total length or width of a glazed opening, used to separate individual pieces of glazing material.

An iron pipe above the stage for carrying lighting equipment and scenery. Fastened in a vertical position, it is called a boom.

The horizontal stroke in the A, H, e, t and similar letters.

(2003-03-11) Roger Discombe A Backbone Access Router forms the entry point to JANET from an MAN (Metropolitan Area Network), such as LeNSE, and acts as management boundary between them.

Backbone Access Router between a MAN and the JANET backbone.

A generic term for a bar of gold or silver. Typically 400 oz gold or 1,000 oz silver, but can come in various sizes. See Kilobar, TT Bar.

Wide generic term for cast gold showing marked geographical and cultural preferences. Most standard is the 400 oz good delivery bar and the kilobar (32.15oz) both normally containing 995-999.9 parts per 1,000 pure gold. See Appendix for details.

Bars, a typical gold product, come in a variety of shapes, weights, and fineness.

The dark, or low reflectance, element of a bar code symbol.

The darker element of a printed bar code symbol.

Any of the dark lines in a printed, machine-readable symbol.

Small emblem on a military decoration showing a further award of this medal

This is the UCLA financial system which manages the billing of students, postdoctoral fellows, and other individuals. The system also tracks payments and computes tax withholding related to scholarship/fellowship awards.

A second or subsequent award of a medal is often denoted by a metal bar attached to the medal suspender or ribbon (see also Clasp and Rosette).

To except; to exclude by exception.

To exclude (banish) a player from a game or a gaming establishment.

expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"

The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence.

A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiff's action.

The collective term for advocates, members of the Faculty of Advocates. Sometimes used to describe members of local associations of solicitors with court practices. A plea in bar of trial seeks to prevent criminal proceedings continuing on, e.g., the ground that the court has no jurisdiction. Case law Decided cases as a source of law.

Browing automatic rifle

Browning Automatic Rifle

ocean fish, known as loup on the Mediterranean coast, louvine or loubine in the southwest, and barreau in Brittany; similar to sea bass.

An acronym: Born Again Rocketeer. Typically, someone who was once involved in rocketry as a hobby and has returned to it later in life. BAR's are also affectionately called the "Big Kids" in the LIFTOFF! world.

The crosspiece of wood, metal or plastic which high jumpers and pole-vaulters must clear.

Mass of metal that retains the shape of its casting mold.

A non-numismatic form of precious metal bullion

Barefoot pilgrim Bargain hunter

Broadcasting Advertiser Reports, an organization that monitors and reports on network and selected spot TV and network radio commercial activity. The information is useful in determining competitive spending and scheduling patterns. [Go to source

see Broadcast Advertising Reports.

Broadcasting Advertiser Reports. in television and radio advertising, an organization that monitors network and spot television advertising and network radio advertising, and issues reports on its findings; a good source for competitive spending and scheduling patterns.

The local watering hole. Usually Mike's trunk since he is alwasy good for a six-pack after a session. Can also be used to describe the kite control device you use to steer the kite, preventing you from face-planting a parked boat.

the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"

prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"

ase ddress egisters, for PCI devices.

(English), barré (French). Fretting of two or more strings with the first finger. Indicated with a capitol B and a Roman numeral corresponding to the fret: BIII, bar third fret. A slash through the letter indicates a half bar.

To dream of tending a bar, denotes that you will resort to some questionable mode of advancement. Seeing a bar, denotes activity in communities, quick uplifting of fortunes, and the consummation of illicit desires.

A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.

Audelia Road Branch Library

render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

prop n. The College Bar is the place to go for a drink in College. Located behind the Library. Open from 9:30 to 11:30 most nights. Opens at 8:30 on Formal nights and closes at 11:00 during the Easter (3rd) Term. Also during the vacations the site for the famous MCR bar nights.

A bar or stroke is a modification consisting of a line drawn through a grapheme. It may be used as a diacritic to derive new letters from old ones, or simply as an addition to make a grapheme more distinct from others.

An automatic identification system, created in the late 1960s, that uses a two-track direct binary symbology. It was adopted by the U.S. Postal Service in the late 1980s as the basis for its Postnet Code.

solid brick of cannabis resin held together with sugar or honey

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate"

BAR is a full reservations system intended for the usage of small to medium-sized tour operators and travel agents. It includes full PNR management, inventory management for flights, hotels and rental cars, free bookings, agent tracking and commissioning, reporting, and travel document printing.

A long steel bar, usually 5 feet, with a sharp point on one end and a chisel point on the other end. Used to pull down loose rocks. Some people call this a "gad".

Battle.

bear; also barrow, a castrated male hog

A piece or member of any material whose length is much greater than its lateral dimensions.

where most of the choir or orchestra would rather be, or absent members will be found

A thick line that separates the Lights in a Barred Grid.

Commonly used in wedding and anniversary bands, as well as necklaces and bracelets. A line of stones are set together, separated by thin bars that hold the adjoining stones in place.

noun, male community leader (literally means 'big man' in Romani)

Hz = Hertz Respiratory

A mark in the form of a bar across the full width of a piece of woven cloth which differs in appearance from the rest of the cloth. Often a mistake in weaving caused by either incorrect picking or wrong weft or yarn tension. Barry or barriness.

A fault running across a fabric. Can be due to differences in count, filament, twist, spacing, colour or shade

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Bureau of Automotive Repair

Bureau of Agricultural Research

See on: Investopedia A graphical representation of a stock's movement that usually contains the open, high, low and closing prices for a set period of time.

see die, crossbar, and bar end.

A thick rule. Often used for decoration, or to contain type for subheads or standing heads.

the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"

British Association of Removers. A group of companies with a common interest of promoting professionalism within the industry.

British Agents Register

A financial slang that refers to one million dollars.

Slang for one million dollars.

Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of God.

The formal barrier of each Chamber beyond which only MPs, officers of the House or those invited may proceed.

Expressions Bark Ships , Rigging

Budget Activity Report

Budget Adjustment Request

public locale (bar, bench) where men gather for sex.

The bar format is similar in concept to the tar format, but is not found on as many computer systems.

Added - 09 Thu March 2006 The Bar is a collective term for barristers.

action that (by partnership agreement) demands that partner pass.

Term used to refer to a quartz stone that has been machined on at least two sides.

A block placed by us on some or all of the Services you normally use (except for calls to emergency services).

straight supporting to.

secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"

Refers to attorneys as a group.

a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars"

Short for barbell.

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