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The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress.
Hendrik Willem Van Loon

Meaning of "barometer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BAROMETER

barometer  [bəˈrɒmɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAROMETER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Barometer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BAROMETER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

barometer

Barometer

A barometer is a scientific instrument used in meteorology to measure atmospheric pressure. Pressure tendency can forecast short term changes in the weather. Numerous measurements of air pressure are used within surface weather analysis to help find surface troughs, high pressure systems and frontal boundaries.

Definition of barometer in the English dictionary

The definition of barometer in the dictionary is an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, usually to determine altitude or weather changes. Other definition of barometer is anything that shows change or impending change.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BAROMETER


accelerometer
ækˌsɛləˈrɒmɪtə
aerometer
ɛəˈrɒmɪtə
chlorometer
klɔːˈrɒmɪtə
decelerometer
dɪˌsɛləˈrɒmɪtə
durometer
dʊəˈrɒmɪtə
evaporometer
ɪˌvæpəˈrɒmɪtə
fluorometer
ˌflʊəˈrɒmɪtə
interferometer
ˌɪntəfəˈrɒmɪtə
katharometer
ˌkæθəˈrɒmɪtə
micropyrometer
ˌmaɪkrəʊpaɪˈrɒmɪtə
pyrometer
paɪˈrɒmɪtə
respirometer
ˌrɛspɪˈrɒmɪtə
saccharometer
ˌsækəˈrɒmɪtə
sclerometer
sklɪəˈrɒmɪtə
spectrofluorometer
ˌspɛktrəʊˌflʊəˈrɒmɪtə
spherometer
sfɪəˈrɒmɪtə
spirometer
spaɪˈrɒmɪtə
tellurometer
ˌtɛljʊˈrɒmɪtə
thermobarometer
ˌθɜːməʊbəˈrɒmɪtə
weatherometer
ˌweðəˈrɒmɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAROMETER

baroceptor
Baroda
barodynamics
barognosis
barogram
barograph
barographic
Baroja
Barolo
barometric
barometric pressure
barometrical
barometrically
barometry
barometz
baron
baron of beef
Baron Tweedsmuir
Baron-Cohen
baronage

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAROMETER

centimeter
Demeter
diameter
diffractometer
dosimeter
meter
micrometer
millimeter
multimeter
nanometer
odometer
parameter
perimeter
peter
potentiometer
spectrometer
spectrophotometer
speedometer
tachometer
thermometer
voltmeter

Synonyms and antonyms of barometer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «barometer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAROMETER

Find out the translation of barometer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of barometer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «barometer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

气压计
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barómetro
570 millions of speakers

English

barometer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बैरोमीटर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بارومتر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

барометр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

barômetro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আবহমানযন্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

baromètre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Barometer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Barometer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気圧計
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기압계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Barometer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phong vủ biểu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காற்றழுத்தமானியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॅरोमीटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

barometre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

barometro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

barometr
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

барометр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

barometru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαρόμετρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

barometer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

barometer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

barometer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of barometer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAROMETER»

The term «barometer» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.725 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BAROMETER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about barometer

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10 QUOTES WITH «BAROMETER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word barometer.
1
Greg Brenneman
When you run a company, you need to be pretty open-minded. There are a lot of different views on faith, on religion, on many different issues, and you can't let your own faith be the barometer.
2
Joe Greene
As I and the rest of my Pittsburgh Steelers teammates prepared that week in late December 1974, we knew one thing: The road to the Super Bowl in the AFC went through Oakland. To achieve your dreams as a team, you had to slay the Oakland Raiders. They were the barometer of what it took to be a championship team.
3
David Hare
Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability of the weather.
4
Steve Harvey
I just believe if you don't believe in God, then where is your moral barometer? That's just me talking. You can believe what you want to believe.
5
Peter Higgs
My recollection of the higher school certificate, which involved a practical exam in physics, was being confronted with an experiment involving a sort of barometer arrangement, wondering why I couldn't make it work.
6
Thomas Jane
I think what makes us human - is our interconnectedness among people. It's our ability to form and maintain relationships. It's the barometer by which we call ourselves human.
7
Charles Kelley
If we were to use the success of 'Need You Now' as the barometer for every other song, then we'll probably be highly disappointed. That song will probably undoubtedly be the biggest song of our career. We can hopefully have success for 20 years, but we may not ever have the success of that one particular song again.
8
Jared Kushner
Age is a convenient barometer of what a person is capable of, but it is only one.
9
Shawn Levy
When you do a drama, you are challenged to trust your inner voice much more. Because when you put a comedy in front of even a 25-person screening, you know whether it's working or not. The barometer is overt.
10
Hendrik Willem Van Loon
The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAROMETER»

Discover the use of barometer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to barometer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Body is the Barometer of the Soul So be Your Own Doctor ...
This book shows you the simple way to change your thoughts to change your body. Discover how the body reacts to your thoughts and situations and how to change negatives into healthy postives.
Annette Noontil, 1994
2
Barometer Rising
Hugh MacLennan’s first novel is a compelling romance set against the horrors of wartime and the catastrophic Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917. From the Paperback edition.
Hugh MacLennan, 2007
3
Barometer makers and retailers, 1660-1900
An alphabetical list of more than 4000 makers and retailers who were active in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland from the time the barometer was developed for weather forecasting, around 1660, until 1900.
Edwin Banfield, 1991
4
The Stock Market Barometer: A Study of Its Forecast Value ...
But these discussions are designed less for speculators than for those who wish to study the stock market barometer as a guide to the general business of the country. These students may well ask what is the real purpose and usefulness of the ...
W. P. Hamilton, 2006
5
A Companion to the Mountain Barometer
First published in 1817, this book of calculation tables was written as a companion to the new Englefield mountain barometer.
Thomas Jones, 2012
6
The Stock Market Barometer: A Study of Its Forecast Value ...
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) The Best Extended Exposition Of Dow's Theory.
William Peter Hamilton, 2011
7
Concepts of Canadian Identity in "Barometer Rising" by Hugh ...
Daher habe ich bis auf die Bewertung kein weiteres Kommentar des Dozenten., abstract: This term paper deals with the question of how the novel Barometer Rising, written by Hugh MacLennan, depicts Canadian identity during World War I. There ...
Tina Hannappel, 2008
8
The Barometer of Modern Reason: On the Philosophies of ...
These projects fail, he argues, because they try to account for the culture of a period by linking it to a Western metaphysics or modern rationality, when in fact philosophy does not contain the "principle" of a culture; simply put, the ...
Vincent Descombes, 1993
9
Introducing Hugh MacLennan's Barometer Rising: a reader's guide
Attractively produced, they contain a chronology of the author's life, information on the importance of the book and its critical reception, an in-depth reading of the text, and a selected list of works cited.
George Woodcock, 1989
10
Monsters and the Monstrous: Myths and Metaphors of Enduring Evil
The. Zombie. as. Barometer. of. Cultural. Anxiety. Peter. Dendle. Abstract Although it has usually enjoyed cult rather than mainstream attention, the zombie has nonetheless proven a resilient staple of the twentieth-century American pantheon ...
Niall Scott, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAROMETER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term barometer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Religious freedom...a barometer for all other rights? | Rod Arquette …
With the ruling last week by our wise and all knowing Supreme Court now legitimizing gay marriage across the country, despite the fact that the ... «Knrs, Jul 15»
2
Thinking of Buying a Home? What to Know Now - The Daily Barometer
(StatePoint) Better employment prospects, rising home values and historically low mortgage rates are driving improvements in housing markets ... «Dailybarometer, Jul 15»
3
Fund flow barometer: Global equity - Moneyweb
Fund flow barometer: Global equity. Which funds are attracting investor money? Patrick Cairns | 6 July 2015 00:53. Screen Shot 2015-07-03 at ... «Moneyweb.co.za, Jul 15»
4
Religious freedom is a barometer for measuring other fundamental …
The free exercise of religion is a barometer for measuring other rights. And if religious freedom can be diminished, what will stop the erosion of ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
5
Twitter chats are real political barometer ahead of polling says …
IT may be the downfall of drunken politicians everywhere, but they really should start paying more attention to Twitter, especially during election ... «The National, Jul 15»
6
"Cocoa Barometer" Report: Too-Cheap Chocolate Could Be Its Own …
Produced by a network of European nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the "Cocoa Barometer" is a semi-annual report that reviews the ... «VendingMarketWatch, Jul 15»
7
Chicago Business Barometer Increases But Continues To Indicate …
(RTTNews.com) - While MNI Indicators released a report on Tuesday showing a notable increase by its Chicago business barometer in the ... «Nasdaq, Jun 15»
8
Forex - Switzerland KOF Jun economic barometer falls back to 89.7
The barometer was consistent with German IFO which fell to 107.4 from 108.5 but in contrast to the flash Eurozone manufacturing PMI which ... «FXMarketAlerts.com, Jun 15»
9
The signings barometer: How close are Plymouth clubs to …
PLYMOUTH Argyle had a bare minimum 11 players on their books following the decisions for their retained list. In addition James Bittner, Tyler ... «Plymouth Herald, Jun 15»
10
London barometer: Estate agent hype was overzealous on house …
London barometer: Estate agent hype was overzealous on house sales. Share: George Franks is sales director at Douglas & Gordon. Follow. «City A.M., Jun 15»

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