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manometer [muh-nom-i-ter] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- an instrument for measuring the pressure of a fluid, consisting of a tube filled with a liquid, the level of the liquid being determined by the fluid pressure and the height of the liquid being indicated on a scale.
Origin of manometer 1700–10; French manomètre, equivalent to mano- (Greek manós loose, rare, sparse) + -mètre -meter Related formsman·o·met·ric [man-uh-me-trik] /ˌmæn əˈmɛ trɪk/, man·o·met·ri·cal, adjectiveman·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbma·nom·e·try, noun Examples from the Web for manometer Historical Examples of manometer
Still a few more degrees were needed on the manometer—just a few.
Johannes Buchholtz
They threw the manometer into the water to see if it would float.
Johannes Buchholtz
“Ask them how the manometer stands, Chalmers,” ordered the Hon. Derek.
Percy F. Westerman
The manometer now shows twenty-four meters, twenty-six meters.
E. Spiegel
I could now follow the ascent of the boat without consulting the manometer.
E. Spiegel
British Dictionary definitions for manometer manometer noun
- an instrument for comparing pressures; typically a glass U-tube containing mercury, in which pressure is indicated by the difference in levels in the two arms of the tube
Derived Formsmanometric (ˌmænəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or manometrical, adjectivemanometrically, adverbmanometry, nounWord Origin for manometer C18: from French manomètre, from Greek manos sparse + metron measure Word Origin and History for manometer n.
1730, from French manomètre (1706), said to have been coined by French mathematician Pierre Varignon (1654-1722) from Greek manos “thin, rare; loose in texture, porous; scanty, few” (see mono-) + -mètre (see -meter). Related: Manometric.
manometer in Medicine manometer [mă-nŏm′ĭ-tər] n.
- An instrument that is used for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases.
- A sphygmomanometer.
Related formsman′o•met′ric (măn′ə-mĕt′rĭk) null adj.ma•nom′e•try n. manometer in Science manometer [mə-nŏm′ĭ-tər]
- An instrument used to measure the pressure exerted by liquids and gases. Pressure is exerted on one end of a U-shaped tube partially filled with liquid; the liquid is displaced upwards on the other side of the tube by a distance proportional to the pressure difference on each side of the tube.