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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

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Example Sentences

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barometric pressure

At that altitude, the Earth's barometric pressure is lower, making the air thinner and meaning less oxygen is taken into the bloodstream with each breath.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

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 massive low-pressure system that developed off San Francisco Tuesday set a March record for the lowest barometric pressure, one measure of a storm’s strength, Robinson Cook said.

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

There was food in the wagon, and wine—and a camera, and a stamp collection, and a stuffed owl, and a mantel clock that ran on changes of barometric pressure.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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