barometrically means by means of a barometer. It carries an Arena rating of 1391, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, barometrically ranks #3,468 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #4,536 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #7,508 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #8,148 of 17,149 for Most Exacting Words.
Why “barometrically” is a great word
Measured or indicated by the precise instrument of a barometer. Formed within English from the adjective barometrical (from barometer, from baro- ("pressure, weight") + -meter ("measuring device")) + the adverbial suffix -ly. Unlike "atmospherically," which speaks broadly of air or mood, or "empirically," which trusts the general witness of the senses, to know something barometrically is to accept the quiet testimony of a column of mercury or a sealed aneroid cell. It is the prediction of a storm by a falling needle, the calibration of altitude in a silent aircraft cabin, the exact weight of the sky translated into a number on a dial—a reminder that our most profound forecasts often rest on the subtlest of pressures.
Etymology
From barometric + -ally.
adv
- By means of a barometer
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