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microbarograph

[ mahy-kruh-bahr-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

, Meteorology.
  1. a barograph for recording minute fluctuations of atmospheric pressure.


microbarograph

/ -ˌɡræf; ˌmaɪkrəʊˈbærəˌɡrɑːf /

noun

  1. a barograph that records minute changes in atmospheric pressure
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microbarograph

/ krō-bărə-grăf′ /

  1. A high-precision barograph , capable of resolving pressure differences with an accuracy of microbars.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of microbarograph1

First recorded in 1900–05; micro- + barograph
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Example Sentences

A clear reading from a microbarograph gives a good estimate of an explosion's punch.

Last week in London, Seismologists Eric Carpenter, George Harwood and Thomas Whiteside reported how the bomb waves looked when they were recorded on the microbarograph at Britain's Atomic Weapons Research Establishment.

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