Barometer

(noun.) an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.

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• The aneroid barometer is an air-tight box whose top is made of a thin metallic disk which bends inward or outward according to the pressure of the atmosphere. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Tis a very sensible question you ask, how the air can affect the barometer, when its opening appears covered with wood? 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Cyclones are preceded by a singular calm and a great fall of the barometer. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• He also invented a barometer, and as an astronomer suggested that the return of comets might be calculated. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Principle of the aneroid barometer. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• In Figure 45 the real barometer is scarcely visible, being securely inclosed in a metal case for protection; the principle, however, can be understood by reference to Figure 46. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Torricelli in the space at the top of his barometer (pressure-gauge) had produced what is called a Torric ellian vacuum. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• That man is a perfect barometer--he always knows when Bertha is going to---- To fall? 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Figure 48 shows a barograph or self-registering barometer which automatically registers air pressure. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• And if you could look behind the frame to which your barometer is fixed, you would certainly find some small opening. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• The barometer is not an infallible prophet, but it is of great assistance in predicting the general trend of the weather. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Sailing vessels, yachts, and fishing dories remain within reach of port if the barometer foretells storms. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The mercury barometer is large and inconvenient to carry from place to place, and a more portable form has been devised, known as the aneroid barometer (Fig. 45). 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The aneroid barometers are frequently made no larger than a watch and can be carried conveniently in the pocket, but they get out of order easily and must be frequently readjusted. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• His apparatus consisted of rude home-made rain-gauges, thermometers, and barometers. 李贝. 西洋科学史.

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