- barometer, barometric
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barometer, barometric
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barometric — adjective relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer barometric pressure • Syn: ↑barometrical • Pertains to noun: ↑barometer (for: ↑barometrical), ↑barometer … Useful english dictionary
Barometric light — is a name for the light that is emitted by a mercury filled barometer tube when the tube is shaken. The discovery of this phenomenon in 1675 revealed the possibility of electric lighting. The phenomenon and its explanation The earliest barometers … Wikipedia
barometer — barometric /bar euh me trik/, barometrical, adj. barometrically, adv. /beuh rom i teuhr/, n. 1. Meteorol. any instrument that measures atmospheric pressure. Cf. aneroid barometer, mercury barometer. 2. anything that indicates changes … Universalium
Barometric — Bar o*met ric (b[a^]r [ o]*m[e^]t r[i^]k), Barometrical Bar o*met ric*al (b[a^]r [ o]*m[e^]t r[i^]*kal), a. Pertaining to the barometer; made or indicated by a barometer; as, barometric changes; barometrical observations. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
barometric — 1802, from BAROMETER (Cf. barometer) + IC (Cf. ic). Barometrical is recorded from 1660s … Etymology dictionary
barometric — barometer ► NOUN 1) an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather. 2) an indicator of change: furniture is a barometer of changing tastes. DERIVATIVES barometric adjective. ORIGIN from Greek baros weight … English terms dictionary
barometer — [bə räm′ət ər] n. [ BARO + METER] 1. an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, esp. an aneroid barometer or an evacuated and graduated glass tube (mercury barometer) in which a column of mercury rises or falls as the pressure of the… … English World dictionary
barometer — ► NOUN 1) an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather. 2) an indicator of change: furniture is a barometer of changing tastes. DERIVATIVES barometric adjective. ORIGIN from Greek baros weight … English terms dictionary
barometric pressure — n. the pressure of the atmosphere as indicated by a barometer: see ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE * * * … Universalium
barometric pressure — n. the pressure of the atmosphere as indicated by a barometer: see ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE … English World dictionary
Barometer — Schematic drawing of a simple mercury barometer with vertical mercury column and reservoir at base … Wikipedia
