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  • Barometer — Ba*rom e*ter, n. [Gr. ba ros weight + meter: cf. F. barom[ e]tre.] An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 — (griech., »Schweremesser«, Baroskop, Wetterglas, Torricellische Röhre; hierzu Tafel »Barometer« mit Text), von Torricelli 1643 erfundenes Instrument zum Messen des Druckes der Luft (das Wort B. wurde zuerst 1666 von Boyle gebraucht). Das… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 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 — Schematic drawing of a simple mercury barometer with vertical mercury column and reservoir at base …   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

  • barometer — noun 1 instrument that measures air pressure ADJECTIVE ▪ aneroid VERB + BAROMETER ▪ check, read ▪ tap ▪ He tapped the barometer and noted where the needle was po …   Collocations dictionary

  • barometer — [[t]bərɒ̱mɪtə(r)[/t]] barometers 1) N COUNT A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing. 2) N COUNT: with supp, oft N of n If something is a barometer of a particular situation, it indicates how… …   English dictionary

  • barometer — UK [bəˈrɒmɪtə(r)] / US [bəˈrɑmətər] noun [countable] Word forms barometer : singular barometer plural barometers 1) a piece of equipment that shows you what kind of weather to expect. It measures atmospheric pressure. 2) something that shows how… …   English dictionary

  • Pressure measurement — The construction of a bourdon tube gauge, construction elements are made of brass Many techniques have been developed for the measurement of pressure and vacuum. Instruments used to measure pressure are called pressure gauges or vacuum gauges. A… …   Wikipedia

  • barometer — ba|rom|e|ter [bəˈrɔmıtə US ˈra:mıtər] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: baros weight, pressure + English meter] 1.) an instrument that measures changes in the air pressure and the weather, or that calculates height above sea level 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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