barometrically

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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.

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(41) The decline of the portrait frontispiece in late eighteenth-century novels (except when produced as part of an author's collected works) barometrically marks these broadening generic interests.

PREFIGURING GENRE: FRONTISPIECE PORTRAITS FROM GULLIVER'S TRAVELS TO MILLENIUM HALL

In our review, we found 15 published case series (Table 1) and studies documenting barometrically induced cerebral AGE or DCS.

A Systematic Review of the Causes and Management of Ischaemic Stroke Caused by Nontissue Emboli

Spring and pre-spring seasons in Polish climate constitute a period between barometrically unstable winter and stable summer; therefore, its bioclimatic, negative influence on the results is sound.

EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IN DIFFERENT SEASONS ON BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION