Thermobarometer

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

  Thermobarometer \Ther`mo*ba*rom"e*ter\, n. [Thermo- +
     barometer.]
     1. (Physics) An instrument for determining altitudes by the
        boiling point of water.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. A siphon barometer adapted to be used also as a
        thermometer.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]