Definition of barometer in English:

barometer

noun bəˈrɒmɪtəbəˈrɑmədər

1An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.
（尤指用来预报天气和测量海拔的）气压计；晴雨表
Example sentencesExamples
- In Frémont's time the connection between weather events and changes in local air pressure were not well understood; barometers were rare and used primarily to measure elevation.
- The most frequent weather-tech questions I receive involve the use of altimeters, barometers, and/or track elevation.
- We have text on how a barometer measures air pressure that you might be interested in.
- As the barometer had indicated, the storm swiftly arrived, but not from the expected direction.
- In Italy, Torricelli did research which led to developing the barometer and the measure of air pressure.
- Fortunately, more ships than today sailed along the USA's coasts in the 19th century and their captains generally had barometers and an eye for weather.
- Their weather station houses barometers, thermometers, a wind vane, and a rain gauge.
- Various instruments like thermometers and barometers are used to measure this.
- The barometer is dropping, so we may be in a blizzard by midday.
- Among the chosen are barometers which can monitor and forecast weather conditions using graphic icons.
- The DNS Pro models also have a barometer, altimeter and weather-forecasting capability.
- There you should be able to find thermometers, rain gauges, wind vanes and possibly barometers and humidity gauges.
- In Kendal, Dalton started to keep a metrological journal, he made his own thermometers, barometers and other instruments.
- The atmospheric pressure on each experimental day was recorded using a barometer.
- Before departing, the master of the Koombana had noted the low barometer, and had said he expected a slow trip to Broome.
- The barometer was not developed to measure atmospheric pressure as it is used for today.
- Falling barometers are regularly followed by storms, but do not cause them.
- They had sextants, early microscopes, clocks, thermometers, and barometers.
- Nor does it count as an explanation of today's rainstorm to claim that it rained because a barometer reading decreased yesterday.
- There is nothing on George's interest in scientific instruments, beyond clocks and barometers, and only one small case on the Queen's patronage of botany and ‘women's’ crafts.
Synonyms
measure, indicator, basis, standard, point of reference, guide, guideline, touchstone, yardstick, benchmark, criterion, example, model, pattern, formula, exemplar, sample, test, litmus test
1. 1.1 Something which reflects changes in circumstances or opinions.
  （环境或观点）变化的标志
  furniture is a barometer of changing tastes
  家具是品味变化的标志。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Measures that served as barometers of how voters view gay rights and gay relationships were on the ballots in four states, and the results were a decidedly mixed bag.
  It's also a useful barometer for you and us to use in measuring our standards.
  The law and order scenario in a society can, generally, be used as a barometer of good governance and social health.
  Leading Internet words may very well be the new electric symbols, barometers (or perhaps lightning rods) for the stormy forces of this new electronic democracy.
  By studying their calcium carbonate shells, it is possible to determine temperature, salinity and other barometers of the time, she said.
  Their treatment has become a barometer by which we can measure the essential justice of the war on terrorism.
  This will be the ideal barometer to gauge our strength.
  Weekend box office numbers have become the barometer by which a film's success is determined.
  Black argues that worms should be used, along with predators such as the northern spotted owl, as barometers of forest health.
  This is a great barometer for Cork to measure their progress this year.
  Drinking, and particularly the ability to hold a drink, is traditionally a barometer of masculinity.
  The way the new leader organizes the inaugural Cabinet will act as a barometer indicating the direction of the new government.
  In many ways insurance companies are as good a barometer as any that climate is becoming ever more treacherous.
  Florida in fact provides a useful barometer for gauging the American political mood.
  The odds are a barometer by which to measure your expertise and challenge your sanity.
  His mood is a barometer of international politics; his spirits rise and fall with the tenor of each news day.
  She says she began to understand that the voice coming out of her is a barometer of her self-image.
  Although the amount of time spent on homework is easily measured, using time as the only barometer for success can be deceptive.
  The next week or so will be a barometer of just how far Houllier has travelled in his mission to return Liverpool to greatness.
  The restaurant trade might well be a barometer of how the local business community is faring.

Derivatives

barometric

adjective barəˈmɛtrɪk

Some track barometric trends and sound an alarm at a preset elevation to prevent you from zipping past the point where you should veer left along a ridgeline.
Example sentencesExamples
- Yes, we are one of the coldest places in the world… also we have one of the highest barometric pressures,’ he said proudly.
- Well, for those of you who think we need a barometric reading on how Kerry reacts under pressure, now might be a better time than later, if you know what I mean.
- The anticipated temperature (in Fahrenheit and well as Celsius), rainfall, windspeed, barometric pressure and cloud cover are given, among other parameters.
- While the average barometric pressure on earth's surface is 1,013 millibars, the pressure at the center of the hurricane is 100 to 120 millibars lower.

barometrical

adjectivebarəˈmɛtrɪk(ə)l

Beside the GPS receiver, the Edge 305 has a barometrical altimeter.
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1867 the difference between the highest and lowest barometrical readings was not more than 13.96 millimetres.
- Dependent on the application the information about barometrical pressure should be available on the internet.
- Hence the lines 4, 7, 10 are arranged so as to form a closed barometrical loop.
- I have collected the observations which I was enabled to take, and compared their results with barometrical ones.

barometry

noun bəˈrɒmɪtribəˈrɑmətri

However, further thought shows that such an application of luminescent barometry is not to be undertaken lightly.
Example sentencesExamples
- software package for thermometry, barometry, and activity calculations in mafic rocks using an IBM-compatible computer Source Computers & Geosciences archive
- This course is for airworthiness inspectors involved in the certification, surveillance and approval of altimetry and/or barometry systems/equipment and their related repair stations.
- Shell Canada and Pulsearch Navigation Systems of Calgary have developed an integrated real time differential GPS and barometry system.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Greek baros 'weight' + -meter.

Rhymes

accelerometer, anemometer, gasometer, geometer, manometer, micrometer, milometer, olfactometer, optometer, pedometer, photometer, pyrometer, speedometer, swingometer, tachometer, thermometer

Definition of barometer in US English:

barometer

nounbəˈrämədərbəˈrɑmədər

1An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.
（尤指用来预报天气和测量海拔的）气压计；晴雨表
Example sentencesExamples
- Before departing, the master of the Koombana had noted the low barometer, and had said he expected a slow trip to Broome.
- In Italy, Torricelli did research which led to developing the barometer and the measure of air pressure.
- As the barometer had indicated, the storm swiftly arrived, but not from the expected direction.
- Falling barometers are regularly followed by storms, but do not cause them.
- Their weather station houses barometers, thermometers, a wind vane, and a rain gauge.
- There is nothing on George's interest in scientific instruments, beyond clocks and barometers, and only one small case on the Queen's patronage of botany and ‘women's’ crafts.
- There you should be able to find thermometers, rain gauges, wind vanes and possibly barometers and humidity gauges.
- The most frequent weather-tech questions I receive involve the use of altimeters, barometers, and/or track elevation.
- The barometer is dropping, so we may be in a blizzard by midday.
- The barometer was not developed to measure atmospheric pressure as it is used for today.
- We have text on how a barometer measures air pressure that you might be interested in.
- Various instruments like thermometers and barometers are used to measure this.
- The atmospheric pressure on each experimental day was recorded using a barometer.
- In Frémont's time the connection between weather events and changes in local air pressure were not well understood; barometers were rare and used primarily to measure elevation.
- Nor does it count as an explanation of today's rainstorm to claim that it rained because a barometer reading decreased yesterday.
- The DNS Pro models also have a barometer, altimeter and weather-forecasting capability.
- Among the chosen are barometers which can monitor and forecast weather conditions using graphic icons.
- They had sextants, early microscopes, clocks, thermometers, and barometers.
- Fortunately, more ships than today sailed along the USA's coasts in the 19th century and their captains generally had barometers and an eye for weather.
- In Kendal, Dalton started to keep a metrological journal, he made his own thermometers, barometers and other instruments.
Synonyms
measure, indicator, basis, standard, point of reference, guide, guideline, touchstone, yardstick, benchmark, criterion, example, model, pattern, formula, exemplar, sample, test, litmus test
1. 1.1 Something which reflects changes in circumstances or opinions.
  （环境或观点）变化的标志
  furniture is a barometer of changing tastes
  家具是品味变化的标志。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Drinking, and particularly the ability to hold a drink, is traditionally a barometer of masculinity.
  The way the new leader organizes the inaugural Cabinet will act as a barometer indicating the direction of the new government.
  The next week or so will be a barometer of just how far Houllier has travelled in his mission to return Liverpool to greatness.
  It's also a useful barometer for you and us to use in measuring our standards.
  Their treatment has become a barometer by which we can measure the essential justice of the war on terrorism.
  In many ways insurance companies are as good a barometer as any that climate is becoming ever more treacherous.
  By studying their calcium carbonate shells, it is possible to determine temperature, salinity and other barometers of the time, she said.
  The odds are a barometer by which to measure your expertise and challenge your sanity.
  Measures that served as barometers of how voters view gay rights and gay relationships were on the ballots in four states, and the results were a decidedly mixed bag.
  His mood is a barometer of international politics; his spirits rise and fall with the tenor of each news day.
  Although the amount of time spent on homework is easily measured, using time as the only barometer for success can be deceptive.
  The law and order scenario in a society can, generally, be used as a barometer of good governance and social health.
  Black argues that worms should be used, along with predators such as the northern spotted owl, as barometers of forest health.
  The restaurant trade might well be a barometer of how the local business community is faring.
  Weekend box office numbers have become the barometer by which a film's success is determined.
  She says she began to understand that the voice coming out of her is a barometer of her self-image.
  This will be the ideal barometer to gauge our strength.
  Florida in fact provides a useful barometer for gauging the American political mood.
  This is a great barometer for Cork to measure their progress this year.
  Leading Internet words may very well be the new electric symbols, barometers (or perhaps lightning rods) for the stormy forces of this new electronic democracy.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Greek baros ‘weight’ + -meter.

词汇	barometer
释义	Definition of barometer in English: barometer noun bəˈrɒmɪtəbəˈrɑmədər 1An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude. （尤指用来预报天气和测量海拔的）气压计；晴雨表 Example sentencesExamples In Frémont's time the connection between weather events and changes in local air pressure were not well understood; barometers were rare and used primarily to measure elevation. The most frequent weather-tech questions I receive involve the use of altimeters, barometers, and/or track elevation. We have text on how a barometer measures air pressure that you might be interested in. As the barometer had indicated, the storm swiftly arrived, but not from the expected direction. In Italy, Torricelli did research which led to developing the barometer and the measure of air pressure. Fortunately, more ships than today sailed along the USA's coasts in the 19th century and their captains generally had barometers and an eye for weather. Their weather station houses barometers, thermometers, a wind vane, and a rain gauge. Various instruments like thermometers and barometers are used to measure this. The barometer is dropping, so we may be in a blizzard by midday. Among the chosen are barometers which can monitor and forecast weather conditions using graphic icons. The DNS Pro models also have a barometer, altimeter and weather-forecasting capability. There you should be able to find thermometers, rain gauges, wind vanes and possibly barometers and humidity gauges. In Kendal, Dalton started to keep a metrological journal, he made his own thermometers, barometers and other instruments. The atmospheric pressure on each experimental day was recorded using a barometer. Before departing, the master of the Koombana had noted the low barometer, and had said he expected a slow trip to Broome. The barometer was not developed to measure atmospheric pressure as it is used for today. Falling barometers are regularly followed by storms, but do not cause them. They had sextants, early microscopes, clocks, thermometers, and barometers. Nor does it count as an explanation of today's rainstorm to claim that it rained because a barometer reading decreased yesterday. There is nothing on George's interest in scientific instruments, beyond clocks and barometers, and only one small case on the Queen's patronage of botany and ‘women's’ crafts. Synonyms measure, indicator, basis, standard, point of reference, guide, guideline, touchstone, yardstick, benchmark, criterion, example, model, pattern, formula, exemplar, sample, test, litmus test 1.1 Something which reflects changes in circumstances or opinions. （环境或观点）变化的标志 furniture is a barometer of changing tastes 家具是品味变化的标志。 Example sentencesExamples Measures that served as barometers of how voters view gay rights and gay relationships were on the ballots in four states, and the results were a decidedly mixed bag. It's also a useful barometer for you and us to use in measuring our standards. The law and order scenario in a society can, generally, be used as a barometer of good governance and social health. Leading Internet words may very well be the new electric symbols, barometers (or perhaps lightning rods) for the stormy forces of this new electronic democracy. By studying their calcium carbonate shells, it is possible to determine temperature, salinity and other barometers of the time, she said. Their treatment has become a barometer by which we can measure the essential justice of the war on terrorism. This will be the ideal barometer to gauge our strength. Weekend box office numbers have become the barometer by which a film's success is determined. Black argues that worms should be used, along with predators such as the northern spotted owl, as barometers of forest health. This is a great barometer for Cork to measure their progress this year. Drinking, and particularly the ability to hold a drink, is traditionally a barometer of masculinity. The way the new leader organizes the inaugural Cabinet will act as a barometer indicating the direction of the new government. In many ways insurance companies are as good a barometer as any that climate is becoming ever more treacherous. Florida in fact provides a useful barometer for gauging the American political mood. The odds are a barometer by which to measure your expertise and challenge your sanity. His mood is a barometer of international politics; his spirits rise and fall with the tenor of each news day. She says she began to understand that the voice coming out of her is a barometer of her self-image. Although the amount of time spent on homework is easily measured, using time as the only barometer for success can be deceptive. The next week or so will be a barometer of just how far Houllier has travelled in his mission to return Liverpool to greatness. The restaurant trade might well be a barometer of how the local business community is faring. Derivatives barometric adjective barəˈmɛtrɪk Some track barometric trends and sound an alarm at a preset elevation to prevent you from zipping past the point where you should veer left along a ridgeline. Example sentencesExamples Yes, we are one of the coldest places in the world… also we have one of the highest barometric pressures,’ he said proudly. Well, for those of you who think we need a barometric reading on how Kerry reacts under pressure, now might be a better time than later, if you know what I mean. The anticipated temperature (in Fahrenheit and well as Celsius), rainfall, windspeed, barometric pressure and cloud cover are given, among other parameters. While the average barometric pressure on earth's surface is 1,013 millibars, the pressure at the center of the hurricane is 100 to 120 millibars lower. barometrical adjectivebarəˈmɛtrɪk(ə)l Beside the GPS receiver, the Edge 305 has a barometrical altimeter. Example sentencesExamples In 1867 the difference between the highest and lowest barometrical readings was not more than 13.96 millimetres. Dependent on the application the information about barometrical pressure should be available on the internet. Hence the lines 4, 7, 10 are arranged so as to form a closed barometrical loop. I have collected the observations which I was enabled to take, and compared their results with barometrical ones. barometry noun bəˈrɒmɪtribəˈrɑmətri However, further thought shows that such an application of luminescent barometry is not to be undertaken lightly. Example sentencesExamples software package for thermometry, barometry, and activity calculations in mafic rocks using an IBM-compatible computer Source Computers & Geosciences archive This course is for airworthiness inspectors involved in the certification, surveillance and approval of altimetry and/or barometry systems/equipment and their related repair stations. Shell Canada and Pulsearch Navigation Systems of Calgary have developed an integrated real time differential GPS and barometry system. Origin Mid 17th century: from Greek baros 'weight' + -meter. Rhymes accelerometer, anemometer, gasometer, geometer, manometer, micrometer, milometer, olfactometer, optometer, pedometer, photometer, pyrometer, speedometer, swingometer, tachometer, thermometer Definition of barometer in US English: barometer nounbəˈrämədərbəˈrɑmədər 1An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude. （尤指用来预报天气和测量海拔的）气压计；晴雨表 Example sentencesExamples Before departing, the master of the Koombana had noted the low barometer, and had said he expected a slow trip to Broome. In Italy, Torricelli did research which led to developing the barometer and the measure of air pressure. As the barometer had indicated, the storm swiftly arrived, but not from the expected direction. Falling barometers are regularly followed by storms, but do not cause them. Their weather station houses barometers, thermometers, a wind vane, and a rain gauge. There is nothing on George's interest in scientific instruments, beyond clocks and barometers, and only one small case on the Queen's patronage of botany and ‘women's’ crafts. There you should be able to find thermometers, rain gauges, wind vanes and possibly barometers and humidity gauges. The most frequent weather-tech questions I receive involve the use of altimeters, barometers, and/or track elevation. The barometer is dropping, so we may be in a blizzard by midday. The barometer was not developed to measure atmospheric pressure as it is used for today. We have text on how a barometer measures air pressure that you might be interested in. Various instruments like thermometers and barometers are used to measure this. The atmospheric pressure on each experimental day was recorded using a barometer. In Frémont's time the connection between weather events and changes in local air pressure were not well understood; barometers were rare and used primarily to measure elevation. Nor does it count as an explanation of today's rainstorm to claim that it rained because a barometer reading decreased yesterday. The DNS Pro models also have a barometer, altimeter and weather-forecasting capability. Among the chosen are barometers which can monitor and forecast weather conditions using graphic icons. They had sextants, early microscopes, clocks, thermometers, and barometers. Fortunately, more ships than today sailed along the USA's coasts in the 19th century and their captains generally had barometers and an eye for weather. In Kendal, Dalton started to keep a metrological journal, he made his own thermometers, barometers and other instruments. Synonyms measure, indicator, basis, standard, point of reference, guide, guideline, touchstone, yardstick, benchmark, criterion, example, model, pattern, formula, exemplar, sample, test, litmus test 1.1 Something which reflects changes in circumstances or opinions. （环境或观点）变化的标志 furniture is a barometer of changing tastes 家具是品味变化的标志。 Example sentencesExamples Drinking, and particularly the ability to hold a drink, is traditionally a barometer of masculinity. The way the new leader organizes the inaugural Cabinet will act as a barometer indicating the direction of the new government. The next week or so will be a barometer of just how far Houllier has travelled in his mission to return Liverpool to greatness. It's also a useful barometer for you and us to use in measuring our standards. Their treatment has become a barometer by which we can measure the essential justice of the war on terrorism. In many ways insurance companies are as good a barometer as any that climate is becoming ever more treacherous. By studying their calcium carbonate shells, it is possible to determine temperature, salinity and other barometers of the time, she said. The odds are a barometer by which to measure your expertise and challenge your sanity. Measures that served as barometers of how voters view gay rights and gay relationships were on the ballots in four states, and the results were a decidedly mixed bag. His mood is a barometer of international politics; his spirits rise and fall with the tenor of each news day. Although the amount of time spent on homework is easily measured, using time as the only barometer for success can be deceptive. The law and order scenario in a society can, generally, be used as a barometer of good governance and social health. Black argues that worms should be used, along with predators such as the northern spotted owl, as barometers of forest health. The restaurant trade might well be a barometer of how the local business community is faring. Weekend box office numbers have become the barometer by which a film's success is determined. She says she began to understand that the voice coming out of her is a barometer of her self-image. This will be the ideal barometer to gauge our strength. Florida in fact provides a useful barometer for gauging the American political mood. This is a great barometer for Cork to measure their progress this year. Leading Internet words may very well be the new electric symbols, barometers (or perhaps lightning rods) for the stormy forces of this new electronic democracy. Origin Mid 17th century: from Greek baros ‘weight’ + -meter.
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