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baroscope

American  
[bar-uh-skohp] / ˈbær əˌskoʊp /

noun

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

baroscope British  
/ ˈbærəˌskəʊp, ˌbærəˈskɒpɪk /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • baroscopic adjective
  • baroscopical adjective

Etymology

Origin of baroscope

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

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