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barometer
1. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure; used in determining height above sea level and predicting changes in the weather.
2. Anything that reflects or indicates change; such as, breadlines are a barometer of unemployment.
2. Anything that reflects or indicates change; such as, breadlines are a barometer of unemployment.
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baro-, bar-, bary- +
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meter-, metro-, metr-, -metrical, -metrically, -metron, -metric, -metrist, -meter, -meters, -metry, -metre
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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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siphon-, siphono- +
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barometer
A device used to measure atmospheric pressure.
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Meteorology or Weather Terms +
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