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

These barometrical measurements represent the basin of the Amazon as a shallow trough lying parallel to the equator, the southern side having double the inclination of the northern, and the whole gently sloping eastward.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James

Assuming that the barometrical height of its source is 1,582 feet, it has a mean descent of over six inches per mile.

From Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier by Owens, John Algernon

According to custom, Mr Sudberry went forward to the barometrical banjo, intending to tap it—not that he expected correct information now.

From Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

The northern portion of the continent extends into the little known polar region of prevailingly low barometrical pressure, where midsummer and midwinter calms normally prevail.

From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)