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noun
An instrument that measured altitudes via the boiling point of water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
A mineral used to estimate temperature and pressure in the rocks during its formation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwher-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English barometer English thermobarometer From thermo- + barometer.
