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

Took some barometrical observations, and at half-past six continued our upward way.

From The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy by Keppel, Henry

The art or process of making barometrical measurements.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Its height, according to barometrical measurement, is seven thousand two hundred feet.

From A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 by Kotzebue, Otto von

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