What does "barograph" mean?

A type of barometer that continuously records air pressure on a sheet or rotating drum

What is a synonym for "barograph"?

Common synonyms include: barometer, equipment, glass, hygrometer, weather vane.

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Noun

1
A type of barometer that continuously records air pressure on a sheet or rotating drum
"Thanks to their barograph, however, they could judge their height above the sea."
2
a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure wordnet
3
An illuminated glass plate covered by a pressure sensitive sheet, used to measure pressure.
"A module in the program calculates the load acting on the barograph at the instant of image grabbing ."

"Thanks to their barograph, however, they could judge their height above the sea."

From baro- + -graph.

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