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barometer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | measuring system, measuring device, measuring instrument |
| Has types | mercury barometer, aneroid, weatherglass, aneroid barometer, barograph |
| Derivation | barometric, barometrical |
Examples of barometer
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Stephen Moore As good a barometer as any for how this Australia team is playing.
From the guardian.co.uk
The barometer is falling by 0.2 millibars per hour, the wind picks up to 34 mph.
From the heraldtribune.com
This is the barometer we've been waiting for to better gauge strength of Eagles.
From the fresnobee.com
Buyers and foodies alike descend to see where the culinary barometer is tilting.
From the tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com
That pushes the barometer into positive territory for the first time since 2011.
From the economist.com
Cutbacks in discretionary spending are an early barometer of recessionary times.
From the sfgate.com
Kevin Matras shows how to use the Current Ratio as a financial health barometer.
From the forbes.com
The 33,000 Wankhede Stadium crowd was a fascinating barometer of match momentum.
From the nzherald.co.nz
He's won every race he entered that is used as a barometer of form for the Tour.
From the stltoday.com
- An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
- (barometric) relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer; "barometric pressure"
- (Barometers) The barometer was invented and came into use during the seventeenth century and until the introduction of the modern 'Aneroid' type it consisted of a tube of mercury standing in a cup of the same metal. ...
- An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure, usually measured in inches of mercury or millibars. Inches of mercury are used because some barometers use the height of mercury in a sealed tube as a measuring device.
- To see a barometer in a dream, foretells a change will soon take place in your affairs, which will prove profitable to you. If it is broken, you will find displeasing incidents in your business, arising unexpectedly.
- An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure. Two examples are the aneroid barometer and the mercurial barometer.
- Instrument for registering atmospheric pressure and forecasting weather conditions, first made in the late 17thC. See ANEROID, ANGLE, FITZROY, STICK and WHEEL BAROMETERS.
- An instrument for determining the pressure of the atmosphere
- A Barometer is a measuring instrument for determination (display) of air pressure, and is used in a variety of different forms and types mostly in the field of meteorology
