barometer
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressureAn instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
» The barometer is falling. It's going to rain.
Значение
значений: 2An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
Barometer
баро́метрbarómetr
баро́метрbarómetr
an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
(шире, переносно)Anything used as a gauge or indicator.
баро́метрbarómetr
Примеры
предложений: 14The barometer is falling. It's going to rain.
The needle of the barometer fell low.
Blood pressure is important as a barometer of health.
We take several readings of the barometer per day.
The retail price index is a barometer of economic activity.
ukІндекс роздрібних цін - це барометр економічної діяльності.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From baro- + -meter. Coined in 1665 by Robert Boyle as a name for the instrument inventedFrom 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.
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Формы
мн. число: barometers| Ед. число | barometer |
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