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Barometer

/bəˈrɑmɪtər/
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(noun) An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

The barometer is falling. It is going to rain.
Blood pressure is important as a barometer of health.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ indicated that the air pressure was falling very quickly today.

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