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barometer.

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bəˈɹɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/bəˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/Atlantic-Canada, General-American[bəˈɹɑ.mə.ɾɚ]Atlantic-Canada, General-American/bəˈɹɒm.ə.tɚ/Canada, dialectal
  1. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

  2. Anything used as a gauge or indicator.

    broadly · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From baro- + -meter. Coined in 1665 by Robert Boyle as a name for the instrument invented by Torricelli some 20 years earlier; soon thereafter borrowed from English into various languages.

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