Barometer has 4 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The barometer is falling. It is going to rain. | |
| 2. | Blood pressure is important as a barometer of health. | |
| 3. | The retail price index is a barometer of economic activity. | |
| 4. | A barometer is an ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having. | |
| 5. | What does the barometer say? | |
| 6. | The needle of the barometer fell low. | |
| 7. | We take several readings of the barometer per day. | |
| 8. | The whole place was turned upside down, drawers burst open, and presses ransacked, with the result that an odd volume of Pope's 'Homer,' two plated candlesticks, an ivory letter-weight, a small oak barometer, and a ball of twine are all that have vanished. |