barology

== English == === Etymology === From baro- +‎ -logy. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bəɹˈɒlədʒi/ === Noun === barology (uncountable) (obsolete, physics) The science of gravity or weight. (music) A method of analyzing music according to hypermeter, deriving a structure of strong and weak bars and then phrases. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === JS Mill, Auguste Comte and positivism 1865; "divided by M. Comte into five departments: Barology, or the science of weights; Thermology, etc."