The barometric pressure was falling, so we knew that it would rain soon. From LearnThat.org.
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To a lesser extent, changes in barometric pressure also affect tidal swings. From Wordnik.com. [Cracking the Tidal Code] Reference
Bottom line: atmospheric pressure (aka barometric pressure) is usually represented by the international unit of pressure called the "bar". From Wordnik.com. Reference
The metric barometric scale is now used in Russia. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
Lift is directly proportional to barometric pressure. From Wordnik.com. [British Airships, Past, Present, and Future] Reference
The average height of the barometric column is 30 inches at sea-level. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
To correct readings of the hygrometer for changes in barometric pressure. From Wordnik.com. [Seasoning of Wood] Reference
ZARRELLA: Well, wind speed 135, barometric pressures, I think are pretty similar. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 10, 2005] Reference
One is the barometric pressure, which is, of course, out of the rescuers 'control. From Wordnik.com. [Conditions Thwart Rescue Attempts In W.Va. Mine] Reference
Taking a barometric reading consists in measuring the height of the mercury column. From Wordnik.com. [General Science] Reference
Taking the barometric pressure at 2 inches lower, namely 28, we get the following figures. From Wordnik.com. [British Airships, Past, Present, and Future] Reference
A gas occupies a volume of 500 cc. in a laboratory where the barometric reading is 740 mm. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
Obama's poll numbers are falling faster than barometric pressure in the eye of a hurricane. From Wordnik.com. [Will Durst: Swamp Drainage Detritus] Reference
It is the breathing-process of the earth as shown by the variations of barometric pressure. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
I thought I found a barometric reading in Mr. Dod's countenance that explained the situation. From Wordnik.com. [A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London')] Reference
It is not affected by variations of the barometric pressure, and is simple and easy to fit up. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
The barometric pressure readings were rising on Tuesday, suggesting that the storm was weakening. From Wordnik.com. [Into the Eye] Reference
According to the barometric theory of Sir William Thomson, he showed that a locust would have to add. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885] Reference
Thirteen cubic feet of free air at normal temperature and barometric pressure weigh about one pound. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891] Reference
Both units do not have a barometric altimeter or electronic compass, as found on higher-end models. From Wordnik.com. [Video: New handheld hiking GPS ratings] Reference
Valuable confirmation was afforded by the variation of the barometric column at different elevations. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
Accordingly, barometric measurements became for him the sign of a breathing process carried out by the earth. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
Southern Hemisphere, but the angle between barometric gradient and wind is not a right angle in low latitudes. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
To this end he compares measurements of atmospheric temperature and local density with barometric measurements. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
That flight had been blown up by a barometric device, set to detonate when the plane reached a certain altitude. From Wordnik.com. [Death On Flight 800] Reference
Baseball caps sometimes aided him when another round against the barometric pressure would have proven fatal. From Wordnik.com. [LYES] Reference
Espresso is made under pressure, and machines are rated by how many "bars" (think barometric pressure) they have. From Wordnik.com. [Hit Me With Your Best Shot] Reference
The fluctuations of barometric pressure are moderate, seldom amounting to half an inch in a day, or an inch in a week. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
By the depression of a barometric column, we can easily and exactly measure out the proper quantities of the gaseous body. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882] Reference
The 401 has an electronic compass and a barometric altimeter, and it can wirelessly transfer data with some new Garmin units. From Wordnik.com. [New handheld hiking GPS devices: Garmin Dakota and Foretrex] Reference
The chart applies at a barometric pressure of 30 inches, and, except for great accuracy, no correction is generally necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Seasoning of Wood] Reference
This was generally worse on days when the barometric pressure was low outside, and worse in the North than in the South Tunnel. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The Bergen Hill Tunnels. Paper No. 1154] Reference
Then the doctor let in the condensed air to a barometric pressure of twenty-six, and the whole operation was over in a few minutes. From Wordnik.com. [Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner] Reference
Because there are other little things sometimes about barometric pressure that would signal whether the storm is going to increase. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 20, 2007] Reference
The volume of a gas measured over water in a laboratory where the temperature is 20° and the barometric reading is 740 mm. is 500 cc. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
But as the storm fronts are coming in, and the barometric pressure falls, that will trigger a migraine headache in a number of people. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2004] Reference
Another possible problem, too much or too little sleep and weather changes, as well from the seasons to a change in barometric pressure. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2004] Reference
A gas having a temperature of 20° occupies a volume of 500 cc. when subjected to a pressure indicated by a barometric reading of 740 mm. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
Likewise the draft of a stack, expressed in height of column of external air, will be numerically independent of the barometric pressure. From Wordnik.com. [Steam, Its Generation and Use] Reference
The increase of stack diameter necessary to maintain the same friction loss is inversely as the two-fifths power of the barometric pressure. From Wordnik.com. [Steam, Its Generation and Use] Reference
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