noun
: a barometer adapted for shipboard use that has a fixed cistern and a fine capillary section in the tube to damp out oscillations of the mercury caused by the motion of the ship
noun
: a barometer adapted for shipboard use that has a fixed cistern and a fine capillary section in the tube to damp out oscillations of the mercury caused by the motion of the ship
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012