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Thermobarometer
Therˊmo-ba-rom′e-ter
,Noun.
[
Thermo-
+ barometer
.] 1.
(Physics)
An instrument for determining altitudes by the boiling point of water.
Definition 2024
thermobarometer
thermobarometer
English
Noun
thermobarometer (plural thermobarometers)
- (obsolete, physics) An instrument that measured altitudes via the boiling point of water
- (geology) A mineral used to estimate temperature and pressure in the rocks during its formation
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