Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An instrument used for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases.
- noun A sphygmomanometer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In physiology, an instrument used for determining blood-pressure.
- noun An instrument for determining and indicating the elastic pressure of gases or vapors.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, steam, etc., constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or other liquid intervening, or in bending a metallic or other spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure gauge. See
pressure , andIllust. ofair pump .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An instrument to measure
pressure in afluid , especially a double-legged liquid columngauge used to measure thedifference in the pressures of two fluids.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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[1] In M. Verne's book a 'manometer' is the instrument used, of which very little is known.
A Journey to the Interior of the Earth Jules Verne 1866
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'manometer' is generally known as a pressure gauge.
A Journey to the Interior of the Earth Jules Verne 1866
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He also developed numerous other instruments, including the manometer, cyanometer, diaphonometer, anemometer and mountain eudiometer, the first electrometer (1766), a device for measuring electric potential by means of attraction or repulsion of charged bodies, and the first hygrometer, utilizing a human hair to measure humidity (1783).
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Finally, the tubes in part F contained a manometer to regulate the rate of air flow.
Archive 2009-05-01 AYDIN 2009
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Finally, the tubes in part F contained a manometer to regulate the rate of air flow.
Gastropods at 100% humidity AYDIN 2009
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And there's also some context so you can understand the words better: "Tasha carefully monitored the aneroid manometer," if that one helps you out.
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I looked at the manometer; it showed a depth of sixty feet, to which atmospheric heat could never attain.
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The log indicated moderate speed, the manometer a depth of about sixty feet.
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Soon the Nautilus returned to her native element, and the manometer showed that she was about thirty feet deep.
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The ‘manometer’ is generally known as a pressure gauge. —
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