Meanings
nounbarometric pressure (countable and uncountable, plural barometric pressures)
plural barometric pressures
- countableuncountableThe atmospheric pressure denoted on a barometer.
Synonyms: air pressure, atmospheric pressure
- countableuncountableclimatologyThe downward force of the atmosphere onto the Earth; at sea level a unit of air pressure is one atmosphere, air pressure decreases as the altitude increases and is measured in millibars or pascals.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe atmospheric pressure denoted on a barometer.
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barometric pressure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barometric%20pressure
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