单词 | microbarograph |
释义 | microbarograph in British English (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈbærəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) noun a barograph that records minute changes in atmospheric pressure microbarograph in American English (ˌmaɪkroʊˈbærəˌgræf) noun a barograph for recording very small changes in atmospheric pressure microbarograph in American English (ˌmaikrəˈbɑːrəˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf) noun Meteorology a barograph for recording minute fluctuations of atmospheric pressure Word origin [1900–05; micro- + barograph]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Young Turk, clone, elder statesman, hormone, internshipmicro- is a combining form with the meanings “small” (microcosm; microgamete), “very small in comparison with others of its kind” (microcomputer; microlith), “too small to be seen by the unaided eye” (microfossil; microorganism), “dealing with extremely minute organisms, organic structures, or quantities ofa substance” (microdissection; microscope), “localized, restricted in scope or area” (microburst; microhabitat), “(of a discipline) focusing on a restricted area” (microeconomics), “containing or dealing with texts that require enlargement to be read” (microfilm; microreader), “one millionth” (microgram) |
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