An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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barometric law
  قانون ِ فشارسنجی، ~ فشارسنجیک  
qânun-e fešârsanji, ~ fešârsanjik
Fr.: loi barométrique  

A law which describes the vertical pressure distribution in the lower parts of Earth’s atmosphere. The atmospheric pressure decreases exponentially from any reference surface as the altitude increases.

See also: → barometer; → law.