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manometer

[muh-nom-i-ter]
noun
  1. 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.
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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
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British Dictionary definitions for manometry

manometer

noun
  1. 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
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Derived Formsmanometric (ˌmænəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or manometrical, adjectivemanometrically, adverbmanometry, noun

Word Origin

C18: from French manomètre, from Greek manos sparse + metron measure
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Word Origin and History for manometry

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.

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manometry in Medicine

manometer

(mă-nŏm′ĭ-tər)
n.
  1. An instrument that is used for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases.
  2. A sphygmomanometer.
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Related formsman′o•met′ric (măn′ə-mĕt′rĭk) null adj.ma•nom′e•try n.
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manometry in Science

manometer

[mə-nŏm′ĭ-tər]
  1. 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.
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