barometer
noun/bəˈrɒmɪtə(r)/
/bəˈrɑːmɪtər/
- an instrument for measuring air pressure to show when the weather will change
- The barometer is falling (= showing that it will probably rain).
- The barometer has been steady for three days now.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- aneroid
- check
- read
- tap
- …
- rise
- drop
- fall
- …
- something that shows the changes that are happening in an economic, social or political situation
- Infant mortality is a reliable barometer of socio-economic conditions.
Extra Examples- Ownership of cattle was a barometer of status.
- The skin is an accurate barometer of your state of health.
- What barometer is there to measure fear and intimidation?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- good
- reliable
- …
- barometer of
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Greek baros ‘weight’ + -meter(see meter).
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