marine barometer

American  

noun

1. a barometer for use on shipboard, especially one mounted on gimbals so as to minimize the effects of the motion of the vessel.

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Etymology

Origin of marine barometer

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

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marine barometer

The marine barometer is here of considerable importance, as its rise always precedes a south-east wind, and its fall a change from the North-West; it seldom, however, stands lower than twenty-nine and a half inches.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker

When used on shore, this contraction of the tube causes the marine barometer to be sometimes a little behind an ordinary land barometer, the tube of which is not contracted.

From A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility by Negretti, Henry

When used on shore, this contraction of the tube causes the marine barometer to be always a little behind an ordinary barometer, the tube of which is not contracted.

From Barometer and Weather Guide by Fitzroy, Robert

A valuable paper by Flinders, upon the use of the marine barometer for predicting changes of wind at sea, was also the fruit of his enforced leisure.

From The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders by Scott, Ernest

The Sympiesometer is considered to be more sensitive than the marine barometer, falling sooner, and rising earlier: but this is partly in consequence of the marine barometer tube being contracted, to prevent oscillation or "pumping."

From Barometer and Weather Guide by Fitzroy, Robert