"barometer" meaning in English

See barometer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bəˈɹɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bəˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/ [General-American], [bəˈɹɑ.mə.ɾɚ] [General-American], /bəˈɹɔm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ [General-Australian], [bəˈɹɔm.ɪ.ɾə(ɹ)] [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-barometer.ogg Forms: barometers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: From baro- + -meter. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷreh₂-}}, {{confix|en|baro|meter}} baro- + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} barometer (plural barometers)
  1. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. Categories (topical): Measuring instruments, Meteorology Translations (an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure): barometer (Afrikaans), barometri (Albanian), بَارُومِتْر (barumitr) [masculine] (Arabic), ծանրաչափ (canračʻapʻ) (Armenian), բարոմետր (barometr) (Armenian), barómetru [masculine] (Asturian), barometr (Azerbaijani), barometro (Basque), баро́метр (barómjetr) [masculine] (Belarusian), barômetro [masculine] (Brazilian Portuguese), барометър (barometǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), baròmetre [masculine] (Catalan), 氣壓表 (Chinese Mandarin), 气压表 (qìyābiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 氣壓計 (Chinese Mandarin), 气压计 (qìyājì) (Chinese Mandarin), tlakoměr [masculine] (Czech), barometr [masculine] (Czech), barometer [neuter] (Danish), barometer [masculine] (Dutch), drukmeter [masculine] (Dutch), barometro (Esperanto), baroskopo (Esperanto), aerpremomezurilo (Esperanto), baromeeter (Estonian), barómetro [masculine] (European Portuguese), ilmanpainemittari (Finnish), barometri (Finnish), baromètre [masculine] (French), barómetro [masculine] (Galician), ბარომეტრი (baromeṭri) (Georgian), Barometer [neuter] (German), βαρόμετρο (varómetro) [neuter] (Greek), ברומטר (barometér) [masculine] (Hebrew), बैरोमीटर (bairomīṭar) [masculine] (Hindi), barométer (Hungarian), légnyomásmérő (Hungarian), loftvog [masculine] (Icelandic), barometro (Ido), baroskopo (Ido), barometer (Indonesian), barometra (Ingrian), baraiméadar [masculine] (Irish), barometro [masculine] (Italian), 気圧計 (kiatsukei) (alt: きあつけい) (Japanese), ವಾಯುಭಾರ ಮಾಪಕ (vāyubhāra māpaka) (Kannada), បារ៉ូម៉ែត (baaroumaet) (Khmer), 기압계 (giapgye) (Korean), barometrs [masculine] (Latvian), barometras (Lithuanian), бароме́тар (barométar) [masculine] (Macedonian), jangka tekanan (Malay), barometer (Malay), barometer [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), barometer [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), فشارسنج (fešâr-sanj) (Persian), barometr [masculine] (Polish), barometru [masculine] (Romanian), баро́метр (barómetr) [masculine] (Russian), meidh-àile [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), glainne-shìde [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), барометар [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), barometar [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), barometer [masculine] (Slovak), barometer [masculine] (Slovene), barómetro [masculine] (Spanish), barometer [common-gender] (Swedish), barometro (Tagalog), காற்றழுத்தமானி (kāṟṟaḻuttamāṉi) (Tamil), บารอมิเตอร์ (baa-ror-mí-dtêr) (Thai), barometre (Turkish), basınçölçer (Turkish), баро́метр (barómetr) [masculine] (Ukrainian), áp kế (Vietnamese), baromedr [masculine] (Welsh), hinfynag [feminine] (Welsh), waarglês (West Frisian), izwamoya [class-5, class-6] (Zulu)
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  2. (figurative, by extension) Anything used as a gauge or indicator. Tags: broadly, figuratively Translations (anything used as a gauge or indicator): barômetro [masculine] (Brazilian Portuguese), barómetro [masculine] (European Portuguese), barometri (Finnish), ბარომეტრი (baromeṭri) (Georgian), barométer (Hungarian), barometer (Indonesian), barometr [masculine] (Polish), wskaźnik [masculine] (Polish), barometer [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-barometer-en-noun-jAa0QmGw Categories (other): English terms prefixed with baro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with baro-: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'anything used as a gauge or indicator': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bathometer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Italy’s 10-year yield spread versus Germany, considered a barometer of political and economic risks in the euro area, climbed as high as 1.9 percentage points on Tuesday, its widest since the early stages of the pandemic when investors dumped riskier eurozone government debt.",
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          "ref": "1916 Jun, Michigan Law Review, volume 14, number 8, pp. 661-665:",
          "text": "\"An election is not necessarily an accurate barometer of public opinion. There are other ways in which it makes itself felt, through the press, the forum, discussion, and through every other type of communication.\"",
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          "text": "Italy’s 10-year yield spread versus Germany, considered a barometer of political and economic risks in the euro area, climbed as high as 1.9 percentage points on Tuesday, its widest since the early stages of the pandemic when investors dumped riskier eurozone government debt.",
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          "text": "Elections in six Malaysian states on Saturday will serve as a barometer of public sentiment for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government against a powerful opposition consisting of Malay-Muslim political parties.",
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "word": "Barometer"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "varómetro",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "बैरोमीटर"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "barométer"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "légnyomásmérő"
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      "code": "io",
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "baroskopo"
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "barometer"
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      "code": "izh",
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "barometra"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "baraiméadar"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "barometro"
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      "alt": "きあつけい",
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      "word": "気圧計"
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      "code": "kn",
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      "roman": "vāyubhāra māpaka",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "ವಾಯುಭಾರ ಮಾಪಕ"
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      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "baaroumaet",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "បារ៉ូម៉ែត"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "giapgye",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "기압계"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "barometrs"
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      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "barometras"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "barométar",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "бароме́тар"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "jangka tekanan"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "barometer"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "barometer"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "fešâr-sanj",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "فشارسنج"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "barometr"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Brazilian Portuguese",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "barômetro"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "barómetro"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "barometru"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "баро́метр"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sh",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "barometer"
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "barometer"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "barometer"
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      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "barometro"
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      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "kāṟṟaḻuttamāṉi",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "காற்றழுத்தமானி"
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      "code": "th",
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      "roman": "baa-ror-mí-dtêr",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "บารอมิเตอร์"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "barometre"
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      "word": "basınçölçer"
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      "roman": "barómetr",
      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "баро́метр"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "áp kế"
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
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      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "fy",
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      "word": "waarglês"
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      "word": "izwamoya"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "barometri"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "baromeṭri",
      "sense": "anything used as a gauge or indicator",
      "word": "ბარომეტრი"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "barômetro"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "barómetro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "anything used as a gauge or indicator",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "barometer"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "barometer"
  ],
  "word": "barometer"
}

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