barometer
/bəˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/ noun B2- An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
- Anything used as a gauge or indicator.
Plural barometers
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The whole place was turned upside down, drawers burst open, and presses ransacked, with the result that an odd volume of Pope’s ‘Homer,’ two plated candlesticks, an ivory letter-weight, a small oak barometer, and a ball of twine are all that have vanished.”
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