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adj
Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Made or done with a barometer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: barometrical
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwreh2- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gwréh2us Proto-Hellenic *gwarus Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús) Ancient Greek βᾰ́ρος (bắros) English baro- Proto-Indo-European *meh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μετρῐκός (metrĭkós)bor. ▲ Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin metricusder. French -métriquebor. English -metric English barometric From baro- + -metric.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
