Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SYM-PI-E-SOM'E-TER
SYM-PI-E-SOM'E-TER, n. [Gr. συμπιεζω, to compress, and μετρον.]
An instrument for measuring the weight of the atmosphere by the compression of a column of gas. – Brande.
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