thermobarometer

English

Etymology

thermo- +‎ barometer

Noun

thermobarometer (plural thermobarometers)

(obsolete, physics) An instrument that measured altitudes via the boiling point of water
(geology) A mineral used to estimate temperature and pressure in the rocks during its formation

Related terms

thermobarometry

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