thermobarometer

thermobarometer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der.
Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der.
English thermo-
English barometer
English thermobarometer

    From thermo- + barometer.

    Noun

    thermobarometer (plural thermobarometers)

    1. (obsolete, physics) An instrument that measured altitudes via the boiling point of water.
    2. (geology) A mineral used to estimate temperature and pressure in the rocks during its formation.
    • thermobarometry

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