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- noun A type of
barometer whereby the liquid is suspended below air or other gas rather than a vacuum, so that the atmospheric pressure acts against the weight of the liquid and the pressure of the gas.
Etymologies
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Irregular formation from Ancient Greek συμπίεσις (sympíesis, "compression") + -ometer.
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The sympiezometer was invented in 1818 by Adie of Edinburgh.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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