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statoscope

[ stat-uh-skohp ]

noun

  1. an aneroid barometer for registering minute variations of atmospheric pressure.
  2. Aeronautics. an instrument for detecting a small rate of rise or fall of an aircraft.


statoscope

/ ˈstætəˌskəʊp /

noun

  1. a very sensitive form of aneroid barometer used to detect and measure small variations in atmospheric pressure, such as one used in an aircraft to indicate small changes in altitude
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


statoscope

/ stătə-skōp′ /

  1. A barometer for measuring or recording very small variations in atmospheric pressure, often used as an instrument for indicating changes in the altitude of an aircraft.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of statoscope1

1895–1900; stato- ( statoblast ) + -scope

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