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Barometry
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ba·rom·e·try
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bəˈrɒm
ɪ
tri
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b
uh
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rom
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noun
the process of measuring atmospheric pressure.
Origin:
1705–15;
baro-
+
-metry
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barometer
(bəˈrɒmɪtə)
—
n
1.
an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, usually to determine altitude or weather changes
2.
anything that shows change or impending change:
the barometer of social change
barometric
—
adj
baro'metrical
—
adj
baro'metrically
—
adv
ba'rometry
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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