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barometer
[ buh-rom-i-ter ]
noun
- Meteorology. any instrument that measures atmospheric pressure. Compare aneroid barometer, mercury barometer.
- anything that indicates changes.
barometer
/ ˌbærəˈmɛtrɪk; bəˈrɒmɪtə /
noun
- an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, usually to determine altitude or weather changes
- anything that shows change or impending change
the barometer of social change
barometer
/ bə-rŏm′ĭ-tər /
- An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. Barometers are used in determining height above sea level and in forecasting the weather. The two primary types of barometers are the aneroid and the mercury barometer.
Notes
Derived Forms
- baˈrometry, noun
- barometric, adjective
- ˌbaroˈmetrically, adverb
Other Words From
- bar·o·met·ric [bar-, uh, -, me, -trik], baro·metri·cal adjective
- baro·metri·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of barometer1
Example Sentences
Now, many of your films have aged really well, which I think is the true barometer for success.
In other words, the SAG Awards are a pretty great barometer of who will take home the Oscar.
The GDP report profits the broadest barometer of economic performance.
A stock market index like the Dow and the SP 500 may not be the best barometer of national well-being.
It's a barometer of how seriously the whole article should be taken.
Might not the sudden fall of the barometer before storms be from a cause similar in some degree to this?
I found it on all occasions extremely sensible, and very often to predict a change of wind much sooner than the barometer.
Over the writing-table was a barometer and a storm-glass, while to the left a cosy corner extended round to the fireplace.
The weather very cold, though the thermometer is at 56°, barometer 29–08; a very heavy swell.
The race was set for 1.30, and soon after noon all the crews were carefully overhauling their gear and studying the barometer.
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