statoscope

[ stat-uh-skohp ]
/ ˈstæt əˌskoʊp /

noun

an aneroid barometer for registering minute variations of atmospheric pressure.
Aeronautics. an instrument for detecting a small rate of rise or fall of an aircraft.

Origin of statoscope

1895–1900; stato- (see statoblast) + -scope

British Dictionary definitions for statoscope

statoscope
/ (ˈstætəˌskəʊp) /

noun

a very sensitive form of aneroid barometer used to detect and measure small variations in atmospheric pressure, such as one used in an aircraft to indicate small changes in altitude

Scientific definitions for statoscope

statoscope
[ stătə-skōp′ ]

A barometer for measuring or recording very small variations in atmospheric pressure, often used as an instrument for indicating changes in the altitude of an aircraft.