barometer

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barometer

/bəˈɹɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ UK
/bəˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/ Atlantic Canada, US
[bəˈɹɑ.mə.ɾɚ] Atlantic Canada, US
/bəˈɹɒm.ə.tɚ/ Canada, dialectal
[bəˈɹɒm.ə.ɾɚ] Canada, dialectal
/bəˈɹɔm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ Australia
[bəˈɹɔm.ɪ.ɾə(ɹ)] Australia
[bəˈɹɔ̟m.ə.tə(ɹ)] New Zealand
[bəˈɹɔ̟m.ə.ɾə(ɹ)] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒmɪtə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From baro- + -meter. Coined in 1665 by Robert Boyle as a name for the instrument invented by Torricelli some 20 years earlier; soon thereafter borrowed from English into various languages.

noun barometers

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. Elsewhere, professionals could enthuse over new precision instruments capable, for instance, of measuring weights down to a tenth of a milligram, or over a host of self-registering thermometers and barometers, microscopes, typewriters, calculators and all sorts of technical and musical devices, incl
broadly, figuratively Anything used as a gauge or indicator. "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."

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: thermometer, gauge, yardstick, reflection, cistern, measurement, scale, benchmark, index, indicator, measure, scoreboard, aneroid, indicators, barometre, geobarometer

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noun an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure

Español	barómetro
한국어	기압계 giapgye
日本語	気圧計 kiatsukei
中文	氣壓表 /气压表 qìyābiǎo, 氣壓計 /气压计 qìyājì
हिन्दी	बैरोमीटर bairomīṭar, वायुदाबमापी vāyudābmāpī
Français	baromètre
Deutsch	Barometer
Italiano	barometro
Ελληνικά	βαρόμετρο varómetro
Română	barometru
Русский	баро́метр barómetr
Tiếng Việt	áp kế, khí áp kế, phong vũ biểu
العربية	بَارُومِتْر barumitr, مِقْياس ضَغْط جَوِّيّ miqyās ḍaḡṭ jawwiyy, مِرْوَاز mirwāz
עברית	בָּרוֹמֶטֶר barométer

noun anything used as a gauge or indicator

Русский	баро́метр barómetr

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@misc{barometer_2026,
  title = {barometer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barometer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}