the barometer

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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

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• 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

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• 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… …  

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• 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