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statoscope
[ stat-uh-skohp ]
noun
- an aneroid barometer for registering minute variations of atmospheric pressure.
- Aeronautics. an instrument for detecting a small rate of rise or fall of an aircraft.
statoscope
/ ˈstætəˌskəʊp /
noun
- a very sensitive form of aneroid barometer used to detect and measure small variations in atmospheric pressure, such as one used in an aircraft to indicate small changes in altitude
statoscope
/ stăt′ə-skōp′ /
- A barometer for measuring or recording very small variations in atmospheric pressure, often used as an instrument for indicating changes in the altitude of an aircraft.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of statoscope1
1895–1900; stato- ( statoblast ) + -scope
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