barograph

[ bar-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. any of several automatic recording barometers, of which the most common is the aneroid barograph.

barograph

/ ˌbærəˈɡræfɪk; ˈbærəˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf /

noun

1. meteorol a self-recording aneroid barometer

barograph

/ băr′ə-grăf′ /

1. An instrument that continuously records changes in atmospheric pressure. A barograph typically consists of an aneroid barometer connected to a pen; the pen is in contact with a piece of paper mounted on a cylinder that rotates once on a daily or weekly basis. As the atmospheric pressure changes, the pen is displaced in proportion to the change, thus a record of the pressure is traced onto the rotating sheet of paper.

Derived Forms

• barographic, adjective

Other Words From

• bar·o·graph·ic [bar-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of barograph¹

First recorded in 1860–65; baro- + -graph

Example Sentences

It shows how stuff nobody cares about – escalator handrails, batteries, barographs, sombreros – is made.

From The Guardian

Cartesian graphs are almost always yielded by automatic recording instruments, such as the barograph, meteorograph, seismometer, &c.

From Project Gutenberg

Under Dr. Perkins’ skillful guidance the Sea Eagle climbed the aërial staircase till a height shown by the barograph to be almost 4,000 feet had been attained.

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The pressure of the air is measured by the mercurial barometer, and registered continuously by the barograph; the temperature of the air is automatically recorded by the thermograph.

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The times when the kite-meteorograph crossed the 700-metre level in ascending and descending were determined from its barograph trace, and the synchronous temperatures and humidities were read from the records of its thermograph and hygrograph.

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