barostat

noun

baro·​stat

ˈbarəˌstat

plural -s

: a usually automatic device for maintaining a constant pressure (as in an airplane cabin or in a pressure cooker)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary bar- + -stat

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