thermobarometer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

thermo- +‎ barometer

Noun[edit]

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

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