barometer
Significado (Inglés)
- An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
- (broadly, figuratively) Anything used as a gauge or indicator.
Sinónimos
pressure indicator
air-gauge
rain-glass
weather gauge
weather glass
rain glass
dial barometer
gas-pressure meter
gas pressure indicator
Traducións
Frecuencia
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/bəˈɹɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
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.
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