Barometer
[bə'rɒmɪtə] or [bə'rɑmɪtɚ]
Definition
(n.) An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent.
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Definition
n. an instrument by which the weight or pressure of the atmosphere is measured and changes of weather or heights above sea-level indicated.—adj. Baromet′ric.—adv. Baromet′rically.—n. Barom′etry.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
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.
Editor: Vince
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.
Editor: Rudolf
Examples
- The aneroid barometer is an air-tight box whose top is made of a thin metallic disk which bends inward or outward according to the pressure of the atmosphere. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Tis a very sensible question you ask, how the air can affect the barometer, when its opening appears covered with wood? Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Cyclones are preceded by a singular calm and a great fall of the barometer. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He also invented a barometer, and as an astronomer suggested that the return of comets might be calculated. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Principle of the aneroid barometer. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In Figure 45 the real barometer is scarcely visible, being securely inclosed in a metal case for protection; the principle, however, can be understood by reference to Figure 46. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Torricelli in the space at the top of his barometer (pressure-gauge) had produced what is called a Torric ellian vacuum. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- That man is a perfect barometer--he always knows when Bertha is going to---- To fall? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Figure 48 shows a barograph or self-registering barometer which automatically registers air pressure. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- And if you could look behind the frame to which your barometer is fixed, you would certainly find some small opening. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The barometer is not an infallible prophet, but it is of great assistance in predicting the general trend of the weather. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Sailing vessels, yachts, and fishing dories remain within reach of port if the barometer foretells storms. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The mercury barometer is large and inconvenient to carry from place to place, and a more portable form has been devised, known as the aneroid barometer (Fig. 45). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The aneroid barometers are frequently made no larger than a watch and can be carried conveniently in the pocket, but they get out of order easily and must be frequently readjusted. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- His apparatus consisted of rude home-made rain-gauges, thermometers, and barometers. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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