baroscope

[ bar-uh-skohp ]

noun

1. an instrument showing roughly the variations in atmospheric pressure.

baroscope

/ ˈbærəˌskəʊp; ˌbærəˈskɒpɪk /

noun

1. any instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, esp a manometer with one side open to the atmosphere

Derived Forms

• baroscopic, adjective

Other Words From

• bar·o·scop·ic [bar-, uh, -, skop, -ik], baro·scopi·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of baroscope¹

First recorded in 1655–65; baro- + -scope

Example Sentences

Sometimes (I say not often) the Baroscope yields not to other very great changes of the Air.

From Project Gutenberg

In my Baroscope, I have never found the Quicksilver higher than 30.

From Project Gutenberg