Barometric

Barometric
Barometric Bar`o*met"ric (b[a^]r`[-o]*m[e^]t"r[i^]k), Barometrical Bar`o*met"ric*al (b[a^]r`[-o]*m[e^]t"r[i^]*kal), a. Pertaining to the barometer; made or indicated by a barometer; as, barometric changes; barometrical observations. [1913 Webster]

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  • Barometric light — is a name for the light that is emitted by a mercury filled barometer tube when the tube is shaken. The discovery of this phenomenon in 1675 revealed the possibility of electric lighting. The phenomenon and its explanation The earliest barometers …   Wikipedia

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  • barometric gradient — n. PRESSURE GRADIENT …   English World dictionary

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