barometric

See also: baromètric

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us

Proto-Hellenic *gʷarus

Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús)

Ancient Greek βᾰ́ρος (bắros)

English baro-

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Hellenic *-tron

Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)

Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)

Ancient Greek μετρῐκός (metrĭkós)bor.

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Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der.

Latin metrum

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

Latin metricusder.

French -métriquebor.

English -metric

English barometric

From baro- + -metric.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌbæɹəˈmɛtɹɪk/

Adjective

barometric (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.

   A low barometric pressure is characteristic of hurricanes.

   • 2024 November 19, Tomas Weber, “Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back.”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 November 2024:

     Barb Stuckey, the company's chief innovation and marketing officer, who describes herself as a hypertaster and whose tongue can detect changes in barometric pressure, greeted me in the hall carrying an armful of milk cartons.

2. Made or done with a barometer.

Derived terms

• barometrically
• barometric pressure
• geobarometric
• geothermobarometric
• isobarometric
• nonbarometric

Related terms

• barometer

Translations

of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure

• Catalan: baromètric
• French: barométrique (fr)
• German: barometrisch (de)
• Italian: barometrico (it)
• Polish: barometryczny (pl)
• Portuguese: barométrico
• Romanian: barometric (ro)
• Spanish: barométrico (es)

relating to a barometer

• Polish: barometryczny (pl)
• Portuguese: barométrico

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French barométrique.

Adjective

barometric m or n (feminine singular barometrică, masculine plural barometrici, feminine/neuter plural barometrice)

1. barometric

Declension

Declension of barometric

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	barometric		barometrică	barometrici	barometrice
	definite	barometricul		barometrica	barometricii	barometricele
genitive- dative	indefinite	barometric		barometrice	barometrici	barometrice
	definite	barometricului		barometricei	barometricilor	barometricelor