English Explanatory Dictionary

mercury barometer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A barometer which indicates the atmospheric pressure by measuring the height of a column of mercury in a vertical, evacuated tube.

Word forms

mercury barometer mercury barometers

Synonyms

Torricellian barometer

Related words

aneroid barometer
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