barometric pressure

American  

noun

1. atmospheric pressure.

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barometric pressure British  

noun

1. atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer

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barometric pressure Scientific  

/ băr′ə-mĕt′rĭk /

1. See atmospheric pressure

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Etymology

Origin of barometric pressure

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

I came to think she had a constant storm inside of her, and because of that she created storms outside, as if to maintain equal barometric pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Sweeney was on the midnight to 4 a.m. shift on June 3, her 21st birthday, when she recorded a drop in the barometric pressure.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024

On Thursday, there was a “storm surge, barometric pressure, and we just got this huge push,” which coincided with “higher than normal tides,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023

It is generated by bombogenesis—when a storm’s barometric pressure plummets by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours, causing the system to “blow up” in strength.

From Scientific American • Nov. 11, 2022

At three o’clock, however, the manager of the concession, G. F. Morgan, checked his instruments and noted a sudden decline in barometric pressure, evidence that a storm was forming.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson