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barometer

ba·rom·e·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buh-rom-i-ter]
    • /bəˈrɒm ɪ tər/
    • /bəˈrɒm.ɪ.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buh-rom-i-ter]
    • /bəˈrɒm ɪ tər/

Definitions of barometer word

  • countable noun barometer A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing. 3
  • countable noun barometer If something is a barometer of a particular situation, it indicates how things are changing or how things are likely to develop. 3
  • noun barometer an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, usually to determine altitude or weather changes 3
  • noun barometer anything that shows change or impending change 3
  • noun barometer an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, esp. an aneroid barometer or an evacuated and graduated glass tube (mercury barometer) in which a column of mercury rises or falls as the pressure of the atmosphere increases or decreases: barometers are used in forecasting changes in the weather or finding height above sea level 3
  • noun barometer anything that reflects or indicates change 3

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Origin of barometer

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; baro- + -meter

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Barometer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

barometer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

barometer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for barometer

noun barometer

  • weatherglass — any of various instruments, as a barometer or a hygroscope, designed to indicate the state of the atmosphere.
  • weather gauge — a standard of measure or measurement.
  • indicator — a person or thing that indicates.
  • gauge — to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.
  • test — Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.

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