Water barometer

Wa´ter ba`rom´e`ter

(Physics) A barometer in which the changes of atmospheric pressure are indicated by the motion of a column of water instead of mercury. It requires a column of water about thirty-three feet in height.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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