barometry

[buh-rom-i-tree]

noun

1. the process of measuring atmospheric pressure.

Word History and Origins

Origin of barometry¹

First recorded in 1705–15; baro- + -metry

Example Sentences

Later he experimented in barometry, and pursued investigations in mechanics.

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Later, he experimented in barometry, and pursued investigations in mechanics.

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But who had ever passed back against the current of the earth's barometry, from the spa to the reservoir, like Andrew Waples, of Horntown, Eastern Shore of Virginia?

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