Barometer
Barometer noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
Usage example: a legendary Broadway flop that has subsequently become the barometer by which failure in the theater is judged
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Nearby Words: barometric, barograph
Measure
Measure noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
Usage example: during the Renaissance, man came to be viewed as the measure of all things
Barometer is a synonym for measure in standard topic. You can use "Barometer" instead a noun "Measure", if it concerns topics such as yardstick.
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- His original answer: tie a string to the barometer, lower it from the top to the ground, measure the string, add the length of the barometer.
Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life - Another story tells of a student who was asked in a final examination to describe how to measure a skyscraper's height via barometer.
Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life - Samuels gives the class an assignment: how do you measure the height of a building using a barometer?
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