barology

English

Etymology

baro- +‎ -logy

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /bəɹˈɒlədʒi/

Noun

barology (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, physics) The science of gravity or weight.

References

  • JS Mill, Auguste Comte and positivism 1865; "divided by M. Comte into five departments: Barology, or the science of weights; Thermology, etc."
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