spirometer
an instrument for determining the capacity of the lungs.
Origin of spirometer
1Other words from spirometer
- spi·ro·met·ric [spahy-ruh-me-trik], /ˌspaɪ rəˈmɛ trɪk/, spi·ro·met·ri·cal, adjective
- spi·rom·e·try, noun
Words Nearby spirometer
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How to use spirometer in a sentence
Secure a spirometer and increase the lung capacity until it registers about two hundred and fifty cubic inches.
Encyclopedia of Diet, Vol. 4 (of 5) | Eugene ChristianHence, the spirometer directly measures the respiratory capacity, and only indirectly the pulmonary capacity.
Pedagogical Anthropology | Maria MontessoriThe spirometer only registered 200 cubic inches instead of 260, which, according to Hutchinson's table, was his mean.
The Mechanism of the Human Voice | Emil BehnkeIt will be found by occasional trials upon the spirometer that the breathing capacity increases with these exercises.
The Mechanism of the Human Voice | Emil BehnkeNote: I would advise a spirometer for measuring the capacity of the lungs.
Encyclopedia of Diet, Vol. 4 (of 5) | Eugene Christian
British Dictionary definitions for spirometer
/ (spaɪˈrɒmɪtə) /
an instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs: Compare pneumatometer
Derived forms of spirometer
- spirometric (ˌspaɪrəˈmɛtrɪk), adjective
- spirometry, noun
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