| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| barometer based on changes in atmospheric pressure |
aneroid barometer
|
| barometer that measures pressure without using fluids |
aneroid
,
aneroid barometer
|
| recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure |
barograph
|
| atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer |
barometric pressure
|
| Italian physicist who invented the mercury barometer (1608-1647) |
Evangelista Torricelli
,
Torricelli
|
| barometer that shows pressure by the height of a column of mercury |
mercury barometer
|
| simple barometer for indicating changes in atmospheric pressure |
weatherglass
|
