barometer

Phonetic Respelling: [ buh-rom-i-ter ]

Definition:

n. an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure

Sentence:

The barometer showed low pressure before the storm.

More example sentences:

The barometer showed low pressure before the storm.

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What do high numbers on a barometer mean?

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The weatherman has an aneroid barometer.

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What did Granddaddy realize when Calpurnia tells him she saw a laughing gull and he saw his barometer pressure was going down?

Hear it

Synonyms:

pressure indicator; weather gauge; weatherglass

Antonyms:

thermometer

Barometer rhymes:

• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • fluorometer
  • hydrometer
  • hygrometer
  • kilometer
  • micrometer
  • odometer
  • photometer
  • spectrometer
  • speedometer
  • thermometer
• Five Syllable Rhymes
  • anemometer
  • densitometer
  • goniometer
  • magnetometer
  • tensiometer
• Six Syllable Rhymes
  • accelerometer
  • interferometer