meteorograph

[mee-tee-awr-uh-graf, -grahf, -or-, mee-tee-er-uh-]

me·te·or·o·graph

[mee-tee-awr-uh-graf, -grahf, -or-, mee-tee-er-uh-]
noun
an instrument for automatically recording various meteorological conditions, as barometric pressure and temperature, at the same time.

Origin:
1770–80; meteoro(logy) + -graph

me·te·or·o·graph·ic [mee-tee-awr-uh-graf-ik, -or-, mee-tee-er-uh-] , adjective
me·te·o·rog·ra·phy [mee-tee-uh-rog-ruh-fee] , noun
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Meteorograph has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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World English Dictionary
meteorograph (ˈmiːtɪərəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf)
 
n
obsolete an instrument that records various meteorological conditions
 
meteoro'graphic
 
adj
 
meteoro'graphical
 
adj

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meteorograph   (mē'tē-ôr'ə-grāf')  Pronunciation Key 
An instrument that records simultaneously several meteorological conditions, such as temperature, barometric pressure, rainfall, humidity, and wind direction.
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