Aerometer vs Barometer - What's the difference?
aerometer | barometer |
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
Anything used as a gauge or indicator.
* 1916. Michigan Law Review, Vol. 14, No. 8 (Jun., 1916), pp. 661-665 [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0026-2234%28191606%2914%3A8%3C661%3APOAJO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-C&size=LARGE]:
As nouns the difference between aerometer and barometer
is that aerometer is an instrument used to measure the mass and density of gases while barometer is barometer.barometer
English
(wikipedia barometer)Alternative forms
* barometre (nonstandard)Noun
(en noun)- "An election is not necessarily an accurate barometer of public opinion. There are other ways in which it makes itself felt, through the press, the forum, discussion, and through every other type of communication."