thermobarometer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instrument that measured altitudes via the boiling point of water.
  2. A mineral used to estimate temperature and pressure in the rocks during its formation.

Word forms

thermobarometer thermobarometers

Etymology

From thermo- + barometer.

Related words

thermobarometry
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