a barometer that records changes in atmospheric pressure on a revolving cylinder
Derived forms
barographic (ˌbaroˈgraphic)
adjective
barograph in American English
(ˈbærəˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf)
noun
any of several automatic recording barometers, of which the most common is the aneroid barograph
Derived forms
barographic (ˌbærəˈɡræfɪk)
adjective
Word origin
[1860–65; baro- + -graph]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: big brother, calibrate, jumping jack, pop-up, prepbaro- is a combining form meaning “pressure,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix baro- include: bariatrics, baroclinity, barogram, barotropic, barotropy; -graph is a combining form meaning “drawn,” “written” (lithograph; monograph). It is specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the writtenproduct of the instrument (telegraph; phonograph)