FORTIN BAROMETER


Meaning of FORTIN BAROMETER in English

/fawr"tan/ ; Fr. /fawrdd taonn"/

an adjustable cistern barometer, the most common of those employing mercury.

[ 1870-75; named after J. Fortin (1750-1831), French physicist who invented it ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .