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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A barometer in which variations of atmospheric pressure are indicated by the relative bulges of a thin elastic metal disk covering a partially evacuated chamber.
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- noun A barometer in which
variations inpressure are measured using a partiallyevacuated capsule whose sides move in and out.
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- noun a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids
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