Now the microphone detects impact noise, the accelerometer senses rapid deceleration, and the barometer measures a shift in pressure consistent with an airbag going off.
Above this table was an oval barometer with a black border enlivened with gilt bands, on which the flies had so licentiously disported themselves that the gilding had become problematical.
What if that's… Well, that could be someone… You say well, that… Yeah, that was my life with a third-rate glam-rock band, pressured by the… It was all about peer pressure from the barometrics.
She applied to Mr. Allen for confirmation of her hopes, but Mr. Allen, not having his own skies and barometer about him, declined giving any absolute promise of sunshine.
They used barometers to measure the changing weather patterns in the region, demonstrating how the new railway could bring supplies and aid during harsh winters.