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barometer (n.)
1660s, from Greek
baros
"weight," from suffixed form of PIE root
*gwere-
(2) "heavy" (see
grave
(adj.)) +
-meter
. Probably coined (and certainly popularized) by English scientist Robert Boyle (1627-1691).
