Water barometer

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:20:55

Wa"ter ba*rom"e*ter (?). Physics

A barometer in which the changes of atmospheric pressure are indicated by the motion of a column of water instead of mercury. It requires a column of water about thirty-three feet in height.

 

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