Fortin barometer
Fortin barometer noun: a kind of barometer using a variable-displacement mercury cistern, usually constructed with a thumbscrew pressing on a leather diaphragm bottom, which compensates for displacement of mercury in the column with varying pressure.
Noun
Fortin barometer (plural Fortin barometers)
- A kind of barometer using a variable-displacement mercury cistern, usually constructed with a thumbscrew pressing on a leather diaphragm bottom, which compensates for displacement of mercury in the column with varying pressure.
Fortin barometer meaning in Tamil
Fortin barometer in Tamil
- ஃபார்டின் அழுத்த அளவி
Forms of Fortin barometer
| plural | Fortin barometers |
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Origin of Fortin barometer
Invented by Jean Nicolas Fortin.
Questions about Fortin barometer
- What does Fortin barometer mean?
- Fortin barometer means a kind of barometer using a variable-displacement mercury cistern, usually constructed with a thumbscrew pressing on a leather diaphragm bottom, which compensates for displacement of mercury in the column with varying pressure.
- What is Fortin barometer in Tamil?
- Fortin barometer in Tamil is ஃபார்டின் அழுத்த அளவி. See Fortin barometer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Fortin barometer?
- Fortin barometer is a noun.
- What is the plural of Fortin barometer?
- The plural of Fortin barometer is Fortin barometers.
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