mercurial barometer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mercurial barometer
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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It is more sensible to passing changes, but not so reliable as the mercurial barometer.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
When made correctly, these instruments agree well with the mercurial barometer for a number of years, and their subsequent adjustment is not a matter of much expense.
From A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility by Negretti, Henry
The positions of the figures on the dial are originally obtained by numerous comparisons with a standard mercurial barometer, and the scale is graduated to correspond with the mercurial barometer.
From The Mastery of the Air by Claxton, William J.
Figure 6.—Photographic registering mercurial barometer, typical commercial version.
From The Introduction of Self-Registering Meteorological Instruments by Multhauf, Robert P.
But the airman does not take a mercurial barometer up with him.
From The Mastery of the Air by Claxton, William J.
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