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siphon barometer
1. A J-shaped mercury barometer in which the stem of the J is capped and the cusp is open to the atmosphere.
2. A barometer having a tube bent like a hook with the longer leg closed at the top.
2. A barometer having a tube bent like a hook with the longer leg closed at the top.
The height of the mercury in the longer leg shows the pressure of the atmosphere (and gravity?).
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