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tensimeter

American  
[ten-sim-i-ter] / tɛnˈsɪm ɪ tər /

noun

  1. manometer.

tensimeter British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of tensimeter

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

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