barocyclonometer
Barocyclonometer
Bar`o*cy`clon*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? weight + cyclone + -meter.] (Meteorol.) An aneroid barometer for use with accompanying graphic diagrams and printed directions designed to aid mariners to interpret the indications of the barometer so as to determine the existence of a violent storm at a distance of several hundred miles.
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