Meanings
nounmercury barometer (plural mercury barometers)
plural mercury barometers
- A barometer which indicates the atmospheric pressure by measuring the height of a column of mercury in a vertical, evacuated tube.
Synonyms: Torricellian barometer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA barometer which indicates the atmospheric pressure by measuring the height of a column of mercury in a vertical, evacuated tube.
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