barometer
/bəˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
Example Sentences
- "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, including automatic concertinas, edeophones, auto-harps, bigophones and other long-forgotten objects."
- ""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.""
- "The weakest members of society become social barometers or canaries in a coal mine."
- "Italy’s 10-year yield spread versus Germany, considered a barometer of political and economic risks in the euro area, climbed as high as 1.9 percentage points on Tuesday, its widest since the early stages of the pandemic when investors dumped riskier eurozone government debt."
- "Elections in six Malaysian states on Saturday will serve as a barometer of public sentiment for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government against a powerful opposition consisting of Malay-Muslim political parties."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: *gʷreh₂-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bəˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/
- British English: /bəˈɹɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
aneroid barometer
Fitzroy barometer
Fortin barometer
mercury barometer
Torricellian barometer
water barometer
wheel barometer