Meanings
- not comparableOf or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
A low barometric pressure is characteristic of hurricanes.
1 more example
Barb Stuckey, the company's chief innovation and marketing officer, who describes herself as a hypertaster and whose tongue can detect changes in barometric pressure, greeted me in the hall carrying an armful of milk cartons.
2024 November 19, Tomas Weber, “Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back.”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2024 - not comparableMade or done with a barometer.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷreh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷréh₂us
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷarus
- Ancient Greekβαρύς (barús)
- Ancient Greekβᾰ́ρος (bắros)
- Englishbaro-
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
- Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
- Ancient Greekμετρῐκός (metrĭkós)
- Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
- Latinmetrum
- Latinmetricus
- Englishbarometric
Translations
Catalan baromètric
- baromètricof or pertaining to atmospheric pressure
French barométrique
- barométriqueof or pertaining to atmospheric pressure
German barometrisch
- barometrischof or pertaining to atmospheric pressure
Italian barometrico
- barometricoof or pertaining to atmospheric pressure
Polish barometryczny, barometryczny
- barometrycznyof or pertaining to atmospheric pressure
- barometrycznyrelating to a barometer
Portuguese barométrico, barométrico
- barométricoof or pertaining to atmospheric pressure
- barométricorelating to a barometer
Romanian barometric
- barometricof or pertaining to atmospheric pressure
Spanish barométrico
- barométricoof or pertaining to atmospheric pressure
Cite this entry
barometric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barometric
“barometric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barometric. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barometric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barometric.
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