Barometer Definition
bə-rŏmĭ-tər
barometers
noun
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in weather forecasting.
American Heritage
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, esp. an aneroid barometer or an evacuated and graduated glass tube (mercury barometer) in which a column of mercury rises or falls as the pressure of the atmosphere increases or decreases: barometers are used in forecasting changes in the weather or finding height above sea level.
Webster's New World
Something that registers or responds to fluctuations; an indicator.
Opinion polls serve as a barometer of the public mood.
American Heritage
Anything that reflects or indicates change.
The stock market is a barometer of business.
Webster's New World
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- radiosonde
- sounder
- readout
- hygrometer
- barograph
- aneroid-barometer
- weatherglass
- gauge
- pressure indicator
- weather-gauge
- glass
- mercury-barometer
- storm gauge
Other Word Forms of Barometer
Noun
Singular:
barometer
Plural:
barometersOrigin of Barometer
From Ancient Greek βάρος (baros, “weight”) + -meter.
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