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单词 baroscope
释义

baroscope

[ bar-uh-skohp ]
/ ˈbær əˌskoʊp /

noun

an instrument showing roughly the variations in atmospheric pressure.

Origin of baroscope

First recorded in 1655–65; baro- + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM baroscope

bar·o·scop·ic [bar-uh-skop-ik], /ˌbær əˈskɒp ɪk/, bar·o·scop·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby baroscope

barophoresis, baroque, baroque organ, baroreceptor, baroreflex, baroscope, barosinusitis, barostat, baroswitch, barothermograph, barothermohygrograph
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Example sentences from the Web for baroscope

  • In my Baroscope, I have never found the Quicksilver higher than 30.

    Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666|Various
  • Sometimes (I say not often) the Baroscope yields not to other very great changes of the Air.

    Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666|Various

British Dictionary definitions for baroscope

baroscope
/ (ˈbærəˌskəʊp) /

noun

any instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, esp a manometer with one side open to the atmosphere

Derived forms of baroscope

baroscopic (ˌbærəˈskɒpɪk), adjective
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