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BAROMETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("barometer" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "barometer"):
aneroid; aneroid barometer (a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids)
barograph (a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure)
mercury barometer (barometer that shows pressure by the height of a column of mercury)
weatherglass (a simple barometer for indicating changes in atmospheric pressure)
Derivation:
barometric; barometrical (relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer)
