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An instrument used for indicating or recording small changes in barometric pressure or in the altitude of an aircraft.
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statoscope — [statɔskɔp] n. m. ÉTYM. 1889, cit.; de stato , et scope. ❖ ♦ Techn., sc. Instrument fondé sur le principe du baromètre différentiel, utilisé à bord des avions (des aérostats, etc.) pour déterminer les variations d altitude. 0 Nous avons aussi… … Encyclopédie Universelle
statoscope — [stat′ə skōp΄] n. [< Gr statos, standing (see STATOCYST) + SCOPE] 1. a highly sensitive aneroid barometer 2. such a barometer adapted for use as an altimeter to indicate slight variations in the altitude of an aircraft … English World dictionary
statoscope — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1900 a sensitive aneroid barometer for recording small changes in atmospheric pressure; especially one used for indicating small changes in the altitude of an aircraft … New Collegiate Dictionary
statoscope — /stat euh skohp /, n. 1. an aneroid barometer for registering minute variations of atmospheric pressure. 2. Aeron. an instrument for detecting a small rate of rise or fall of an aircraft. [1895 1900; stato (see STATOBLAST) + SCOPE] * * * … Universalium
statoscope — instrument for measuring small changes in atmospheric pressure Scientific Instruments … Phrontistery dictionary
statoscope — stato·scope … English syllables
statoscope — stat•o•scope [[t]ˈstæt əˌskoʊp[/t]] n. 1) mer an aneroid barometer for registering minute variations of atmospheric pressure 2) aer. an instrument for detecting a small rate of rise or fall of an aircraft • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
statoscope — /ˈstætəskoʊp/ (say statuhskohp) noun 1. Physics a form of 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. {Greek stato(s)… …
statoscope — n. kind of aneroid barometer recording minute barometric changes … Dictionary of difficult words
statoscope — n. an aneroid barometer used to show minute variations of pressure, esp. to indicate the altitude of an aircraft. Etymology: Gk statos fixed f. sta stand + SCOPE … Useful english dictionary
