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Fortin barometer
[ fawr-tan; French fawr-tan ]
noun
- an adjustable cistern barometer, the most common of those employing mercury.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Fortin barometer1
1870–75; named after J. Fortin (1750–1831), French physicist who invented it
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