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Barometer

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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Stage 1 of 2
baros
Greek · ancient
"weight"
weight, combined with metron (measure) for an instrument measuring air pressure
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Stage 2 of 2
barometer
English · 1660s
"an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure"
coined by English scientists for the new pressure-measuring instrument
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