English Explanatory Dictionary

barometer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
  2. Anything used as a gauge or indicator.

Pronunciation

/bəˈɹɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ /bəˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/ [bəˈɹɑ.mə.ɾɚ] en-us-barometer.ogg /bəˈɹɔm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ [bəˈɹɔm.ɪ.ɾə(ɹ)] /bæ.ro.mi.ʈə(r)/

Word forms

barometer barometers

Etymology

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.

Related words

bathometer

Derived words

aneroid barometer Eurobarometer Fitzroy barometer Fortin barometer geobarometer geothermobarometer hydrobarometer mercury barometer telebarometer thermobarometer Torricellian barometer water barometer wheel barometer
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