falling barometer

  • 1Barometer — Schematic drawing of a simple mercury barometer with vertical mercury column and reservoir at base …

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  • 2Barometer question — The barometer question is a well known urban legend in academia. It has multiple forms, but all are based on the same premise: an examination paper in Physics which includes the question, How would you measure the height of a tall building using… …

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  • 3Falling — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …

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  • 4mercury barometer — /ˈmɜkjəri bəˌrɒmətə/ (say merkyuhree buh.romuhtuh) noun a barometer which uses the mercury contained in a calibrated glass tube to measure atmospheric pressure, the mercury rising or falling to balance the atmospheric pressure on the reservoir at …

  • 5USS Vestal (AR-4) — was a collier (or coal ship), later refitted as a fleet repair ship. The Vestal served between 1909 and 1946 in both World Wars I and II and received two battle stars for her World War II service. Commissioning The history of USS Vestal (AR 4)… …

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  • 7USS Thatcher (DD-514) — USS Thatcher (DD 514), a .A closer inspection of Thatcher revealed that her collision with Spence had sprung her starboard shaft and had caused extensive dishing of her starboard side amidships. She steamed to Purvis Bay and was routed onward to… …

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  • 8SS Koombana — The SS Koombana was a coastal passenger and cargo steamship which sank at an unknown location north of Port Hedland, Western Australia during a cyclone on 20 March 1912 with the loss of approximately 138 lives, including 20 crew. Other than some… …

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  • 9Народные приметы о погоде — Народные приметы о погоде  сохраняющиеся в народе и передаваемые из поколения в поколение сведения о различных признаках, указывающих на предстоящие явления погоды[1]. Народные приметы уходят своими корнями в далёкое, языческое прошлое.… …

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  • 10danger sign — Synonyms and related words: early symptom, falling barometer, gathering clouds, high sign, omen, precursor, preliminary sign, premonitory sign, premonitory symptom, prodroma, prodrome, quarantine flag, red flag, red light, skull and crossbones,… …

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