barometer
ba·ro·me·ter
noun
1.
an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Origin
From baro- + -meter. Coined in 1665 by Robert Boyle as a name for the instrument invented by Torricelli some 20 years earlier; soon thereafter borrowed from English into various languages.
Phrases
- aneroid barometer
- Fitzroy barometer
- Fortin barometer
- mercury barometer
- Torricellian barometer
- water barometer
- wheel barometer
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