barometry

American  

[buh-rom-i-tree] / bəˈrɒm ɪ tri /

noun

1. the process of measuring atmospheric pressure.

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Etymology

Origin of barometry

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

Example Sentences

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

From Classic French Course in English by Wilkinson, William Cleaver

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?

From Tales of the Chesapeake by Townsend, George Alfred

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

From French Classics by Wilkinson, William Cleaver