barograph
[ bar-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈbær əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
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noun
any of several automatic recording barometers, of which the most common is the aneroid barograph.
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OTHER WORDS FROM barograph
bar·o·graph·ic [bar-uh-graf-ik], /ˌbær əˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby barograph
baroclinity, barococo, Baroda, barognosis, barogram, barograph, Baroja, Baroja y Nessi, Barolo, barometer, barometric error
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British Dictionary definitions for barograph
barograph
/ (ˈbærəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /
noun
meteorol a self-recording aneroid barometer
Derived forms of barograph
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Scientific definitions for barograph
barograph
[ băr′ə-grăf′ ]
An instrument that continuously records changes in atmospheric pressure. A barograph typically consists of an aneroid barometer connected to a pen; the pen is in contact with a piece of paper mounted on a cylinder that rotates once on a daily or weekly basis. As the atmospheric pressure changes, the pen is displaced in proportion to the change, thus a record of the pressure is traced onto the rotating sheet of paper.
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