spirometer

[ spahy-rom-i-ter ]

/ spaɪˈrɒm ɪ tər /

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noun

an instrument for determining the capacity of the lungs.

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Origin of spirometer

First recorded in 1840–50; spiro-¹ + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM spirometer

spi·ro·met·ric

[spahy-ruh-me-trik], /ˌspaɪ rəˈmɛ trɪk/, spi·ro·met·ri·cal, adjectivespi·rom·e·try, noun

Words nearby spirometer

spirochete, spirochetosis, spirograph, spirogyra, spiroid, spirometer, spironolactone, spiroplasma, spirt, spirula, spirulina

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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 Christian
Hence, the spirometer directly measures the respiratory capacity, and only indirectly the pulmonary capacity.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
The 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 Behnke
It will be found by occasional trials upon the spirometer that the breathing capacity increases with these exercises.
The Mechanism of the Human Voice|Emil Behnke

Note: 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

spirometer

/ (spaɪˈrɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungsCompare pneumatometer

Derived forms of spirometer

spirometric (ˌspaɪrəˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivespirometry, noun

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