Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermobarometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ther-mo-barom-e-ter
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument that measured altitudes via the boiling point of water.

Obsolete

noun

A mineral used to estimate temperature and pressure in the rocks during its formation.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English barometer English thermobarometer From thermo- + barometer.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

thermobarometers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

thermobarometry

Questions

What does thermobarometer mean?: An instrument that measured altitudes via the boiling point of water.
Where does thermobarometer come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English barometer English thermobarometer From thermo- + barometer.

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