statoscope
[stat-uh-skohp]
- an aneroid barometer for registering minute variations of atmospheric pressure.
- Aeronautics. an instrument for detecting a small rate of rise or fall of an aircraft.
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statoscope
- a very sensitive form of aneroid barometer used to detect and measure small variations in atmospheric pressure, such as one used in an aircraft to indicate small changes in altitude
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statoscope
[stăt′ə-skōp′]
- A barometer for measuring or recording very small variations in atmospheric pressure, often used as an instrument for indicating changes in the altitude of an aircraft.
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