An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent.
Money is the barometer of a society's virtue. Ayn Rand
Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having. Ambrose Bierce
The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress. Hendrik Willem Van Loon
At the end of the day, sleep is a barometer of your emotional health. And so if you're not in the right place where you need to be, then you're going to have voices keeping you up at night because you have to work through those issues. Mehmet Oz
Winning is not always the barometer of getting better. Tiger Woods