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sympiesometer

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Sym`pi`e`som´e`ter
n.1.A sensitive kind of barometer, in which the pressure of the atmosphere, acting upon a liquid, as oil, in the lower portion of the instrument, compresses an elastic gas in the upper part.
sympiesometer, sympiezometer
1. an instrument for measuring the pressure exerted by currents of water. See also water.
2. an instrument for measuring the weight of the atmosphere by the compression of a column of gas. See also ATMOSPHERE.
See also: Instruments
an instrument for measuring the weight of the atmosphere by the compression of a column of gas. See also instruments.
See also: Atmosphere


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