barometer

B2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /bəˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/ UK /bəˈɹɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #30234

Meanings

1

noun
An instrument that measures air pressure to help predict the weather.

The barometer is falling, so we can expect rain soon.
2

noun
Something that shows the state or mood of a situation.

House prices are often seen as a barometer of the economy.

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Synonyms

2 noun · something that shows the... indicator gauge

Word family

Forms barometers

Derived forms eurobarometergeobarometergeothermobarometerhydrobarometertelebarometerthermobarometer

Related forms bathometer

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Phrases (1)

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aneroid barometer
an instrument that measures air pressure without using a liquid column

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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.

*gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European

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# barometer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /bəˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /bəˈɹɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 30234

## Meanings
1. An instrument that measures air pressure to help predict the weather.
2. Something that shows the state or mood of a situation.

## Examples
- The barometer is falling, so we can expect rain soon.
- House prices are often seen as a barometer of the economy.

## Derived Forms
- eurobarometer
- geobarometer
- geothermobarometer
- hydrobarometer
- telebarometer
- thermobarometer

## Related Forms
- bathometer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʷreh₂-
- Affix: -meter - measuring device

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Barometer comes 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.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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