barometernoun [ C ]
uk/bəˈrɒm.ɪ.tər/us/bəˈrɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/a device that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is likely to change
something that can show how a particular situation is developing, or how people's opinions on a particular matter are changing:
This survey is considered to be a reliable barometer of public opinion.
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Weather & climate - general words
- ambient
- aneroid barometer
- atmospherics
- aurora
- barometric pressure
- climatic
- clime
- equatorial
- frontal system
- glass
- low-pressure
- meteorology
- microclimate
- pollen count
- rarefied
- the aurora australis
- the Met Office
- weather
- weather station
- zone
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adjective /ˌbær.əʊˈmet.rɪk//ˌber.oʊˈmet.rɪk/