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BAROMETRICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does barometrical mean?
• BAROMETRICAL (adjective)
The adjective BAROMETRICAL has 1 sense:
1. relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer
Familiarity information: BAROMETRICAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
barometric; barometrical
Context example:
barometric pressure
Pertainym:
barometer (an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure)
Derivation:
barometer (an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure)
Context examples
The wind was then blowing from the south-west in the mild degree which in barometrical language is ranked "No. 2: light breeze."
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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