barometric pressure
English
Noun
barometric pressure (countable and uncountable, plural barometric pressures)
- The atmospheric pressure denoted on a barometer.
- (physics, meteorology) The downward pressure of the atmosphere onto the Earth; at sea level a unit of air pressure is one atmosphere, air pressure rises as the altitude increases and is measured in millibars or pascals.
Synonyms
- air pressure
- atmospheric pressure