Barometer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in weather forecasting.
  • n. Something that registers or responds to fluctuations; an indicator: Opinion polls serve as a barometer of the public mood.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
  • n. Anything used as a gauge or indicator.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An instrument for measuring the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, invented by Evangelista Torricelli, an Italian mathematician and physicist, in 1643.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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    thermometer    altimeter    gauge    sextant    chronometer    compass    spyglass    anemometer    theodolite    timekeeper