Baric
/ˈbær.ɪk/noun
Relating to pressure, especially atmospheric pressure.
Did you know?Baric is built from Greek baros, “weight,” the same root that gave us barometer — literally a “weight-measurer” for the air.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
baros
“weight, heaviness”
Late Greek
Greek
barikos
“of weight; relating to pressure or heaviness”
19th Century
English
baric
“relating to weight or pressure, especially atmospheric pressure”
Modern English
English
baric
“pertaining to pressure, especially atmospheric pressure”