(ˈ)fȯr|taⁿ- noun
also fortin's barometer
Usage: usually capitalized F
Etymology: after Jean Fortin died 1831 French physicist and engineer, its inventor
: a cup barometer having an adjustable cistern
(ˈ)fȯr|taⁿ- noun
also fortin's barometer
Usage: usually capitalized F
Etymology: after Jean Fortin died 1831 French physicist and engineer, its inventor
: a cup barometer having an adjustable cistern
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012