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statoscope

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stat·o·scope  (stt-skp)
n.
1. A barometer for recording small variations in atmospheric pressure.
2. A device for indicating small changes in the altitude of an airplane.
statoscope [ˈstætəˌskəʊp]
n
(Physics / General Physics) (Engineering / Aeronautics) a very sensitive form of aneroid barometer used to detect and measure small variations in atmospheric pressure, such as one used in an aircraft to indicate small changes in altitude
statoscope  (stt-skp)
A barometer for measuring or recording very small variations in atmospheric pressure, often used as an instrument for indicating changes in the altitude of an aircraft.


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Down went the sun and down, not diving steeply, but passing northward as it sank, and then suddenly daylight and the expansive warmth of daylight had gone altogether, and the index of the statoscope quivered over to Descente.
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