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1 barometer
bə'romitə(an instrument which indicates changes of weather: The barometer is falling - it is going to rain.) barometerbarometersubst. \/bəˈrɒmɪtə\/barometerbarometer height barometerstandbarometer of opinion opinionsbarometer, meningsbarometerfall of the barameter barometerfall -
2 height
hæit1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) høyde2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) høyde-/toppunkt3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) toppen, høyeste (mote osv.)4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) topp; høytliggende sted•- heightentoppsubst. \/haɪt\/1) høyde2) lengde• what is your height?hvor lang\/høy er du?han er like lang\/høy som deg3) høyde, topp4) ( overført) høydepunkt, toppunkt• the height of folly\/impudenceat a\/the height of i en høyde avat its height på sitt høyesteat the height of noon midt på dagenbarometer height barometerstandin the height of summer midtsommers, midt på sommerenof medium\/middle height gjennomsnittlig høyde, middelhøyde
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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 — Schematic drawing of a simple mercury barometer with vertical mercury column and reservoir at base … Wikipedia
Barometer question — The barometer question is a well known urban legend in academia. It has multiple forms, but all are based on the same premise: an examination paper in Physics which includes the question, How would you measure the height of a tall building using… … 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 — 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
barometer — noun (C) 1 an instrument for measuring changes in the air pressure and weather or calculating height above sea level 2 something that shows or gives an idea of changes that are happening: Infant mortality is a highly sensitive barometer of social … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
barometer — /bəˈrɒmətə / (say buh romuhtuh) noun 1. an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, thus determining height, weather changes, etc. 2. anything that indicates changes: the barometer of public opinion. {baro + meter1} –barometric… …
Aneroid barometer — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marine barometer — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mountain barometer — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English