barometric pressure
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of barometric pressure
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
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
Jake gave her the extended five-day forecast complete with information about the fluctuating barometric pressure.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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