ba·rom·e·ter

(bə-rŏm′ĭ-tər)

1. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in weather forecasting.

2. Something that registers or responds to fluctuations; an indicator: Opinion polls serve as a barometer of the public mood.

bar′o·met′ric (băr′ə-mĕt′rĭk), bar′o·met′ri·cal adj.

bar′o·met′ri·cal·ly adv.

ba·rom′e·try n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

barometry

the art or science of barometric observation.

See also: Atmosphere, Weather

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