Water Barometer

Water barometer

Wa"ter ba*rom"e*ter\ (Physics) A barometer in which the changes of atmospheric pressure are indicated by the motion of a column of water instead of mercury. It requires a column of water about thirty-three feet in height.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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