Barograph
/ˈbær.ə.ɡræf/noun
An instrument that automatically records atmospheric pressure.
Did you know?Barograph comes from Greek roots meaning “weight” and “write,” so it’s basically a device that turns unseen atmospheric pressure into a permanent written record.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GR
βάρος (baros)
“weight, heaviness”
Ancient Greek
GR
γράφειν (graphein)
“to write, record, inscribe”
19th Century
English
barograph
“an instrument for automatically recording air pressure”
Modern English
English
barograph
“a self-recording barometer”