- baroscope
- \\ˈbarəˌskōp\ noun
Etymology: bar- + -scope: an apparatus for showing that the loss of weight of an object in air equals the weight of the air displaced by it
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Baroscope — Bar o*scope (b[a^]r [ o]*sk[=o]p), n. [Gr. ba ros weight + scope: cf. F. baroscope.] Any instrument showing the changes in the weight of the atmosphere; also, less appropriately, any instrument that indicates or foreshadows changes of the weather … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
baroscope — [ barɔskɔp ] n. m. • 1850; de baro et scope ♦ Phys. Manomètre constitué d un tube en U dont une des branches est ouverte dans l atmosphère, permettant de mesurer une pression par sa différence avec la pression atmosphérique. baroscope [baʀɔskɔp]… … Encyclopédie Universelle
baroscope — [bar′ə skōp΄] n. [ BARO + SCOPE] an instrument for indicating changes in atmospheric pressure baroscopic [bar′əskäp′ik] adj … English World dictionary
baroscope — baroskopas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Atmosferos slėgio kitimo matuoklis. atitikmenys: angl. baroscope; open end manometer vok. Baroskop, n rus. бароскоп, m pranc. baroscope, m … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
baroscope — baroskopas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Įtaisas kūno išstumto oro svorio ir daikto svorio nuostolio ore lygybei demonstruoti. atitikmenys: angl. baroscope vok. Baroskop, n rus. бароскоп, m pranc. baroscope, m … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
baroscope — baroscopic /bar euh skop ik/, baroscopical, adj. /bar euh skohp /, n. an instrument showing roughly the variations in atmospheric pressure. [1655 65; BARO + SCOPE] * * * … Universalium
baroscope — noun barometer Syn: barometer … Wiktionary
baroscope — An instrument measuring changes in atmospheric pressure. * * * baro·scope bar ə .skōp n an apparatus for showing that the loss of weight of an object in air equals the weight of the air displaced by it … Medical dictionary
baroscope — (ba ro sko p ) s. m. Terme de physique. Instrument servant à démontrer la poussée verticale de l air et le principe d Archimède appliqué aux fluides élastiques. ÉTYMOLOGIE Termes grecs signifiant pesanteur et examiner … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
baroscope — weather glass Scientific Instruments … Phrontistery dictionary
baroscope — n. instrument that shows differences in air pressure and density … English contemporary dictionary
