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manometer

Syllabification: (ma·nom·e·ter)
Pronunciation: /məˈnämətər/

Definition of manometer

noun

  • an instrument for measuring the pressure acting on a column of fluid, especially one with a U-shaped tube of liquid in which a difference in the pressures acting in the two arms of the tube causes the liquid to reach different heights in the two arms.

Derivatives

manometric

Pronunciation: /ˌmanəˈmetrik/

adjective

manometrically

Pronunciation: /ˌmanəˈmetrik(ə)lē/

adverb

manometry

Pronunciation: /-trē/

noun

Origin:

mid 18th century: from French manomètre, from Greek manos 'thin' + -mètre '(instrument) measuring'

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