BAROMETER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("barometer" is a kind of...):

measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "barometer"):

aneroid; aneroid barometer (a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids)

barograph (a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure)

mercury barometer (barometer that shows pressure by the height of a column of mercury)

weatherglass (a simple barometer for indicating changes in atmospheric pressure)

Derivation:

barometric; barometrical (relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer)