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barometrical

barometrical adjective: relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.

Adjective

barometrical (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
    • On the 30th, accompanied by Jerome Fay, I made another ascent to make some barometrical observations, the day intervening between the two ascents being devoted to establishing a camp on the extreme edge of the timberline.1918, John Muir, Steep Trails
    • Of course, account must be taken of other than political considerations in estimating the significance of this record, nor do I wish unduly to dwell upon what may be called its barometrical value in the study of contemporaneous French history.1890, William Henry Hurlbert, France and the Republic

Origin of barometrical

By surface analysis, barometric + -al.

Questions about barometrical

What does barometrical mean?
Barometrical means relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
What part of speech is barometrical?
Barometrical is an adjective.

Words near barometrical in the dictionary

  1. barometre
  2. barometres
  3. barometric
  4. barometric pressure
  5. barometric pressures
  6. barometrical
  7. barometrically
  8. barometries
  9. barometrograph
  10. barometrographs
  11. barometry

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