Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A barometer for recording small variations in atmospheric pressure.
- n. A device for indicating small changes in the altitude of an airplane.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A form of aneroid barometer for registering minute variations of atmospheric pressure. It consists of a sensitive metallic diaphragm exposed on the outside to the changes of atmospheric pressure, and connecting on the inside with a closed reservoir of air, of four or five liters capacity, protected from temperature-changes by non-conducting walls filled with felt and wool. Registration is effected by a long index-needle on the cylinder of a chronograph. At the beginning of observation the index is brought to zero of the scale by opening a stop-cock connecting the reservoir with the outside air, and the absolute pressure at the moment is observed with a mercurial barometer. The stop-cock is then closed, and the index-needle shows variations of pressure as small as .01 millimeter of mercury. The total limit of change that can be registered is about 5 millimeters; for pressures beyond this the instrument must be reset.
Wiktionary
- n. An instrument used for indicating or recording small changes in barometric pressure or in the altitude of an aircraft.
Examples
“The latter had an ivory plate bearing "statoscope" and other words in French, and a little indicator quivered and waggled, between Montee and Descente.”
“Down went the sun and down, not diving steeply, but passing northward as it sank, and then suddenly daylight and the expansive warmth of daylight had gone altogether, and the index of the statoscope quivered over to Descente.”
“The altitude barometer, the recording thermometer, the statoscope and recording hygrometer, together with the telescopic camera were each given a place on the bridge and lashed to the netting.”
“The statoscope responded with a vigorous swing to Monte.”
“Down went the sun and down, not diving steeply, but passing northward as it sank, and then suddenly daylight and the expansive warmth of daylight had gone altogether, and the index of the statoscope quivered over to”
“He stuck an ice-cream stick in my mouth, followed by a thermometer and pressed his statoscope around my chest and on my back.”
““statoscope” and other words in French, and a little indicator quivered and waggled, between Montee and Descente.”
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