barometric
UK/ˌbæɹəˈmɛtɹɪk/
barometric adjective: of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
Adjective
barometric (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
- A low barometric pressure is characteristic of hurricanes.
- Barb Stuckey, the company's chief innovation and marketing officer, who describes herself as a hypertaster and whose tongue can detect changes in barometric pressure, greeted me in the hall carrying an armful of milk cartons.2024 November 19, Tomas Weber, “Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back.”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...
- Made or done with a barometer.
Origin of barometric
From baro- + -metric.
Words formed from barometric
Phrases with barometric
Questions about barometric
- What does barometric mean?
- Barometric means of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
- What part of speech is barometric?
- Barometric is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce barometric?
- Barometric is pronounced /ˌbæɹəˈmɛtɹɪk/ (UK).
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