weatherglass

[ weth-er-glas, -glahs ]
/ ˈwɛð ərˌglæs, -ˌglɑs /

noun

any of various instruments, as a barometer or a hygroscope, designed to indicate the state of the atmosphere.

Origin of weatherglass

First recorded in 1620–30; weather + glass

Example sentences from the Web for weatherglass

  • A novel is like a weatherglass,—where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.

    Paul Clifford, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for weatherglass

weatherglass
/ (ˈwɛðəˌɡlɑːs) /

noun

(not in technical use) any of various instruments, esp a barometer, that measure atmospheric conditions