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

The art or process of making barometrical measurements.

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

Finally, one needs only to cast a glance at Victor in his balcony, where he now sits in a singular barometrical condition, if one would pass judgment on his previous state.

From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography by Jean Paul

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

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