barometer
noun
any instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.
barometrical
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a word derived from
barometer.
Example Sentences
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The wind was then blowing from the south-west in the mild degree which in barometrical language is ranked “No. 2: light breeze.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
This stretches from north to south, and forms an oval, in the centre of which lies the lake, according to barometrical measurement, one thousand four hundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea.
From A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 by Otto von Kotzebue
At the two last-mentioned places I made no barometrical observations.
From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Thomasina Ross
At the request of Professor Abby of the Signal Service, Mr. Holden took frequent barometrical and hygrometrical observations in his later excursions.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science by Various
Pertaining to the barometer; made or indicated by a barometer; as, barometric changes; barometrical observations.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
