barometric pressure
noun
: the pressure of the atmosphere usually expressed in terms of the height of a column of mercury
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Lower barometric pressure also brings colder weather, and that’s not ideal for your joints, the Cleveland Clinic said.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
That generation of Black Hawks typically has two types of altimeters -- one relying on barometric pressure and the other on radio frequency signals bounced off the ground.
—Gary Fields and Tim Sullivan The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
That generation of Black Hawks typically has two types of altimeters — one relying on barometric pressure and the other on radio frequency signals bounced off the ground.
—Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
These storms usually batter the coastal states and occur when a storm rapidly intensifies, and its central barometric pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 19 Nov. 2024
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
That generation of Black Hawks typically has two types of altimeters -- one relying on barometric pressure and the other on radio frequency signals bounced off the ground.
—Gary Fields and Tim Sullivan The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
That generation of Black Hawks typically has two types of altimeters — one relying on barometric pressure and the other on radio frequency signals bounced off the ground.
—Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
These storms usually batter the coastal states and occur when a storm rapidly intensifies, and its central barometric pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Barometric pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barometric%20pressure. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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