| 单词 | thermobarometer |
| 释义 | thermobarometer in British English (ˌθɜːməʊbəˈrɒmɪtə) noun an apparatus that provides an accurate measurement of pressure by observation of the change in the boiling point of a fluid thermobarometer in American English (ˌθɜrmobəˈrɑmətər) noun hypsometer (sense 1) thermobarometer in American English (ˌθɜːrmoubəˈrɑmɪtər) noun 1. Also called: hypsometer an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, and sometimes altitude, from its effect upon the boiling point of a liquid 2. a form of barometer so constructed that it may also be used as a thermometer Word origin [1860–65; thermo- + barometer]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: institutionalism, jumping jack, metric system, monism, pop-upthermo- is a combining form meaning “heat,” “hot,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix thermo- include: thermocoagulation, thermocouple, thermomagnetic, thermometer, thermostable |
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