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• a variation of atmospheric pressure.

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

The wind and rain mayhem from San Francisco Bay south to Monterey Bay on Tuesday was caused by an extraordinary drop in barometric pressure over the eastern Pacific that meteorologists described as “explosive cyclogenesis.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

“Bombogenesis” occurs when the system’s barometric pressure rapidly drops over a 24-hour period, generating a vacuum-like effect that funnels the storm and causes it to generate strong winds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2023

The Gulf acts like a huge bathtub, and when strong storms enter into this region, they help lift up the water due to low barometric pressure.

From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 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