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Barograph

Bar′o-graph

(bȧ-rō′kō̍)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
βάροσ
weight +
-graph
.]
(Meteor.)
An instrument for recording automatically the variations of atmospheric pressure.

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barograph

barograph

English

Noun

barograph (plural barographs)

  1. A type of barometer that continuously records air pressure on a sheet or rotating drum
    • 1911, Margaret Burnham, The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise:
      Thanks to their barograph, however, they could judge their height above the sea.
    • 1913, Captain R. F. Scott, Scott's Last Expedition Volume I:
      At noon the barograph curve turned up and the wind moderated, the sky gradually clearing.

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