statoscope

[ stat-uh-skohp ]

/ ˈstæt əˌskoʊp /

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noun

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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Origin of statoscope

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

Words nearby statoscope

statocyst, statohm, statolatry, statolith, stator, statoscope, statto, statuary, statue, statued, Statue of Liberty

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British Dictionary definitions for statoscope

statoscope

/ (ˈstætəˌskəʊp) /

noun

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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Scientific definitions for statoscope

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.