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rheometer

[ ree-om-i-ter ]
/ riˈɒm ɪ tər /
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noun
an instrument for measuring the flow of fluids, especially blood.
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Origin of rheometer

First recorded in 1835–45; rheo- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM rheometer

rhe·o·met·ric [ree-uh-me-trik], /ˌri əˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectiverhe·om·e·try, noun

Words nearby rheometer

Rhenish, rhenium, rheo-, rheobase, rheology, rheometer, rheomorphism, rheopexy, rheoreceptor, rheostat, rheotaxis
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British Dictionary definitions for rheometer

rheometer
/ (rɪˈɒmɪtə) /
noun
med an instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood flow
another word for galvanometer

Derived forms of rheometer

rheometric (ˌriːəˈmɛtrɪk), adjectiverheometry, noun
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