statoscope

American  

[stat-uh-skohp] / ˈstæt əˌskoʊp /

noun

1. an aneroid barometer for registering minute variations of atmospheric pressure.

2. Aeronautics.  an instrument for detecting a small rate of rise or fall of an aircraft.

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statoscope British  

/ ˈstætəˌskəʊp /

noun

1. 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 Scientific  

/ stăt′ə-skōp′ /

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of statoscope

1895–1900; stato- ( statoblast ) + -scope

Example Sentences

Down went the sun and down, not diving steeply, but passing northward as it sank, and then suddenly daylight and the expansive warmth of daylight had gone altogether, and the index of the statoscope quivered over to Descente.

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The latter had an ivory plate bearing "statoscope" and other words in French, and a little indicator quivered and waggled, between Montee and Descente.

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The statoscope responded with a vigorous swing to Monte.

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The altitude barometer, the recording thermometer, the statoscope and recording hygrometer, together with the telescopic camera were each given a place on the bridge and lashed to the netting.

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