pulsometer

[ puhl-som-i-ter ]

/ pʌlˈsɒm ɪ tər /

noun

a pulsimeter.

a pump without pistons, utilizing the pressure of steam and the partial vacuum caused by the condensation of steam alternately in two chambers.

Nearby words

pulsejet engine, pulseless disease, pulsimeter, pulsion, pulsion diverticulum, pulsometer, pulsus, pulsus alternans, pulsus celer, pulsus differens, pulsus rarus

Origin of pulsometer

First recorded in 1855–60; pulse¹ + -o- + -meter

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With the pulsometer pumps working night and day they couldn't keep the water out of the test pier he had sunk.
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British Dictionary definitions for pulsometer

pulsometer

/ (pʌlˈsɒmɪtə) /

noun

another name for pulsimeter

a vacuum pump that operates by steam being condensed and water admitted alternately in two chambers

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