Topic: GEOGRAPHY
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Origin: | baros 'weight, pressure' + English -meter |
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ba‧rom‧e‧ter
[countable]
[countable]1TMHEM an instrument that measures changes in the air pressure and the weather, or that calculates height above sea level
2TM something that shows any changes that are happening in a particular situation : The skin is an accurate barometer of emotional and physical health.
The skin is an accurate barometer of emotional and physical health. —barometric adjective [only before noun]
adjective [only before noun] —barometrically adverb
adverb
