barometer

Senso (Inglese)

  1. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) Anything used as a gauge or indicator.

Concetti

sinonimi

pressure indicator

air-gauge

rain-glass

weather gauge

weather glass

rain glass

dial barometer

gas-pressure meter

gas pressure indicator

Traduzioni

βαρόμετρο

barometre

basınçölçer

drukmeter

Luftdruckmesser

بارومتر

Frequenza

30k
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/bəˈɹɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/
Etimologia (Inglese)

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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