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noun
A type of barometer whereby the liquid is suspended below air or other gas rather than a vacuum, so that the atmospheric pressure acts against the weight of the liquid and the pressure of the gas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Irregular formation from Ancient Greek συμπίεσις (sumpíesis, “compression”) + -o- + -meter.
