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.
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n. an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Word Usage
"On Nov. 17, 1884, Bell's lab recorded the word "barometer" several times on a glass disc with a beam of light."