tensimeter

[ ten-sim-i-ter ]

noun

1. manometer.

tensimeter

/ tɛnˈsɪmɪtə /

noun

1. an instrument used to compare the vapour pressures of two liquids, usually consisting of two sealed bulbs containing the liquids, each being connected to one limb of a manometer

Word History and Origins

Origin of tensimeter¹

1900–05; tensi(on) (in the former sense “pressure”) + -meter

Word History and Origins

Origin of tensimeter¹

C20: from tensi ( on ) + -meter

Example Sentences

The apparatus usually employed for this purpose is the Bremer-Frowein tensimeter (p. 91).

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