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aneroid barograph
an aneroid barometer equipped with an automatic recording mechanism. -
aneroid capsule
a box or chamber of thin metal, partially exhausted of air, used in the aneroid barometer and pressure altimeter. -
altimeter
An altimeter is an instrument in an aircraft that shows the height of the aircraft above the ground. -
aneroid barometer
a device for measuring atmospheric pressure without the use of fluids. It consists of a partially evacuated metal chamber, the thin corrugated lid of which is displaced by variations in the external air pressure. This displacement is magnified by levers and made to operate a pointer -
barograph
a self-recording aneroid barometer -
barometer
A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing.