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

Pertaining to the barometer; made or indicated by a barometer; as, barometric changes; barometrical observations.

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

Some barometrical observations made by M. C. Gay, during a journey in Peru, in the years 1839-40, with one of Bunten's barometers, deviate very considerably from all those above mentioned.

From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina

When the barometrical observations were worked out we found we had now descended 262 feet from our starting-point.

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 Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel

A series of barometrical observations was kept going whether we were on the move or not.

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 Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel