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statoscope
(stato|scope)
Pronunciation:
/ˈstatəskəʊp/
noun
a form of aneroid barometer for measuring minute variations of pressure, used especially to indicate the altitude of an aircraft.
Origin:
early 20th century
: from Greek
statos
'standing'
+
-scope
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