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Synonyms for barometrical

Grammar : Adj
Spell : buh-rom-i-ter
Phonetic Transcription : bəˈrɒm ɪ tər

Définition of barometrical

Origin :
  • 1660s, from Greek baros "weight" (from barys "heavy;" see grave (adj.)) + -meter. Probably coined (and certainly popularized) by English scientist Robert Boyle (1627-1691).
  • As in atmospheric : adj of or in the atmosphere
Example sentences :
  • True to its barometrical functions, my throat was predicting a storm.
  • Extract from : « Danger Signals » by John A. Hill and Jasper Ewing Brady
  • In this estimate, the elevation of the junction is assumed as given by our barometrical observations in 1842.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • Profited of being obliged to remain in camp, to take hourly barometrical observations from sunrise to midnight.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • Barometrical observations were made almost hourly during the day.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • At this I opened my eyes inadvertently—nobody could help it—and saw the barometrical change in poppa's countenance.
  • Extract from : « A Voyage of Consolation » by Sara Jeannette Duncan
  • Here Elder Pratt took a barometrical observation and found the height to be 7,315 feet above the level of the sea.
  • Extract from : « William Clayton's Journal » by William Clayton
  • Assuming that the barometrical height of its source is 1,582 feet, it has a mean descent of over six inches per mile.
  • Extract from : « Sword and Pen » by John Algernon Owens
  • When the barometrical observations were worked out we found we had now descended 262 feet from our starting-point.
  • Extract from : « A Canyon Voyage » by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
  • A series of barometrical observations was kept going whether we were on the move or not.
  • Extract from : « A Canyon Voyage » by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
  • Its height, according to barometrical measurement, is seven thousand two hundred feet.
  • Extract from : « A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 » by Otto von Kotzebue

Antonyms for barometrical

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