barometrical
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The wind was then blowing from the south-west in the mild degree which in barometrical language is ranked “No. 2: light breeze.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
I would suggest large sized charts showing landmarks, ship's position, and barometrical readings.
From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by W. G. (William Gordon) Burn Murdoch
The art or process of making barometrical measurements.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
I began an hourly set of barometrical readings and as soon as Clem came back he helped me to run them day and night for eight consecutive days.
From A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh
Chimborazo was ascended by Humboldt and Bonpland in 1802 almost to the summit; but at a height of 19,300 feet by barometrical measurement, their further ascent was arrested by a wide chasm.
From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Edward Hull
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