manometer

[ muh-nom-i-ter ]

/ məˈnɒm ɪ tər /

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.

Nearby words

mano nera, la, manoah, manoao, manoeuvre, manolete, manometer, manon, manon lescaut, manor, manor house, manorial system

Origin of manometer

1700–10; < French manomètre, equivalent to mano- (< Greek manós loose, rare, sparse) + -mètre -meter

Related forms

man·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

/ (məˈnɒmɪtə) /

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 Forms

manometric (ˌmænəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or manometrical, adjectivemanometrically, adverbmanometry, noun

Word Origin for manometer

C18: from French manomètre, from Greek manos sparse + metron measure

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Medicine definitions for manometry

manometer

[ mă-nŏm′ĭ-tər ]

n.

An instrument that is used for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases.

A sphygmomanometer.

Related forms

man′o•met′ric (măn′ə-mĕt′rĭk) null adj.ma•nom′e•try n.

Science definitions for manometry

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.