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Thermobarometer

Thermobarometer \Ther`mo*ba*rom"e*ter\, n. [Thermo- + barometer.]

  1. (Physics) An instrument for determining altitudes by the boiling point of water.

  2. A siphon barometer adapted to be used also as a thermometer.

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thermobarometer

n. 1 (context obsolete physics English) An instrument that measured altitudes via the boiling point of water 2 (context geology English) A mineral used to estimate temperature and pressure in the rocks during its formation