barometric error
noun Horology.
error of a timepiece due to the fluctuations in density of the atmosphere through which the balance or pendulum moves.
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Nearby words
- baroja y nessi,
- baroja y nessi, pío,
- barolo,
- barometer,
- barometric,
- barometric pressure,
- barometrograph,
- barometry,
- baron,
- baron of beef
Origin of barometric error
First recorded in 1880–85
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