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week 16 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| barometer | An instrument that is used to measure air pressure |
| diameter | The distance through the center circle or a sphere |
| optometry | the practice or profession of examining the eyes for visual defects and prescribing corrective lenses. |
| perimeter | the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric figure. |
| symmetry | the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis. |
| precaution | a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening. |
| forecast | predict or estimate (a future event or trend) |
| antebellum | occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War. |
| antecedent | a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another. |
| postpone | cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled. |