barometer

/bəˈrɒmɪtər/ noun [C]

Translation

OPINION › a way of showing what people think or what the quality of something is

bir şeyin kalitesini veya insanların ne düşündüğünü gösteren ölçüt, gösterge

Car sales are viewed as a barometer of consumer confidence.1110

WEATHER › a piece of equipment that measures air pressure (= the force of the air) and shows when the weather will change

barometre, basınçölçer

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(Definition of barometer noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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