Barocyclonometer

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Barocyclonometer \Bar`o*cy`clon*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ba`ros weight
     + cyclone + -meter.] (Meteorol.)
     An aneroid barometer for use with accompanying graphic
     diagrams and printed directions designed to aid mariners to
     interpret the indications of the barometer so as to determine
     the existence of a violent storm at a distance of several


     hundred miles.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]