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barometry

American  
[buh-rom-i-tree] / bəˈrɒm ɪ tri /

noun

  1. the process of measuring atmospheric pressure.


Etymology

Origin of barometry

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

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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?

From Tales of the Chesapeake by George Alfred Townsend

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

From French Classics by William Cleaver Wilkinson

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

From Classic French Course in English by William Cleaver Wilkinson

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