Aquarius 13: A barometer

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t o me a s u r e . 1 I t s p a r o n y m s i n c l u d e me a l , p ie c e me a l, c om m e n s u ra te ,

di m e n s i on , i m m en se , me t e r, ge o m et ry, s ym m e t ry, M on day, m o o n, s e m e s te r, t ri m e st er , t h e p r e f i x me n o - , a n d t h e s u f f i x me t ry .

TH EMES : B ot h k e yw o r d s h a v e p a r o n ym s t h a t e m p ha s i z e d i r e c t i o n a n d p o s i t i o n a n d S PAT IAL RE LATIO NS HI PS . R e ca l l t h a t a m on g t h e p a r o n y m s o f b a r o - a re t he w o r d s b a ryc e n te r ( ce n t e r o f m a s s ) , b a rys p h e re ( t he c e n t r a l co r e o f t he e a r t h ) , ce n t rob a ri c ( o f o r r e l a t i n g t o t h e c e n t e r o f g r a v i t y ) , gra vi t y ( t h e n a t u r a l f o r c e o f a t t r a ct i o n b e t w e e n a n y t w o m a s s i v e b o d i e s , w hi c h i s d i re c t l y p r op o r t i o n a l t o t he p r od u c t o f t h e i r m a s s e s a n d i n v e r se l y p r o p o rt i o n a l t o t h e sq u a r e o f t h e d i s t a n ce b e t w e e n t h e m . ) , i s ob a r ( a li n e o n a w e a t h e r ma p c on n e ct i n g p o i n t s o f e q u a l a t m o s p he r i c p r e s su r e ) . A m o n g t h e p a r o n ym s o f met e r a r e t he w o r d s ge o m e t ry ( t h e m a t h e m a t i c s o f t h e p r o p e r t i e s , me a s ur e m e n t , a n d r e l a t i on s h i p s o f p o i n t s, l i n e s, a n g le s , s u r f a ce s , a n d s o li d s ) , s ym m e t ry ( e xa c t c o r r e s p o n d e n c e o f f o r m a n d c o n s t i t u e n t c o n fi g u r a t i on on o p p o s i t e si d e s o f a d i v i d i n g li n e or p l a n e o r a b o u t a c e n t e r o r a n a x i s ) , a n d m e te r ( t he r h y t h m i c p a t t e r n of a s t a n z a , d e t e r m i n e d b y t he k i n d a n d n u m b e r o f lines; the international standard unit of length ).

1 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, pp. 51 Starling Hunter 2011 1