manometer

[ muh-nom-i-ter ]

/ məˈnɒm ɪ tər /

noun

an instrument for measuring the pressure of a fluid, consisting of a tube filled with a liquid, the level of the liquid being determined by the fluid pressure and the height of the liquid being indicated on a scale.

Origin of manometer

1700–10; <French manomètre, equivalent to mano- (<Greek manós loose, rare, sparse) + -mètre-meter

OTHER WORDS FROM manometer

man·o·met·ric

[man-uh-me-trik], /ˌmæn əˈmɛ trɪk/, man·o·met·ri·cal, adjectiveman·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbma·nom·e·try, noun

Words nearby manometer

man of the world, man-of-war, man-of-war bird, man-of-war fish, Manolete, manometer, Manon, Mano Nera, La, man on horseback, Manon Lescaut, man on the street

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Example sentences from the Web for manometer

I then discovered that the manometer continued to register the same depth, and was also out of order.
Our Navy in the War|Lawrence Perry
They threw the manometer into the water to see if it would float.
Egholm and his God|Johannes Buchholtz
There are certain precautions which must be strictly observed when deductions are drawn from the manometer readings.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
The manometer indicated a pressure of four atmospheres, and the overheated steam whistled through the escape-valves.
In Search of the Castaways|Jules Verne

The needle of the manometer indicated nine thousand five hundred feet, and was rapidly nearing the next division.
The Man Who Rocked the Earth|Arthur Train

British Dictionary definitions for manometer

manometer

/ (məˈnɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument for comparing pressures; typically a glass U-tube containing mercury, in which pressure is indicated by the difference in levels in the two arms of the tube

Derived forms of manometer

manometric (ˌmænəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or manometrical, adjectivemanometrically, adverbmanometry, noun

Word Origin for manometer

C18: from French manomètre, from Greek manos sparse + metron measure

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Medical definitions for manometer

manometer

[ mă-nŏm′ĭ-tər ]

n.

An instrument that is used for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases.

A sphygmomanometer.

Other words from manometer

man′o•met′ric (măn′ə-mĕt′rĭk) null adj.ma•nom′e•try n.

Scientific definitions for manometer

manometer

[ mə-nŏm′ĭ-tər ]

An instrument used to measure the pressure exerted by liquids and gases. Pressure is exerted on one end of a U-shaped tube partially filled with liquid; the liquid is displaced upwards on the other side of the tube by a distance proportional to the pressure difference on each side of the tube.

单词	manometer
释义	manometer [ muh-nom-i-ter ] / məˈnɒm ɪ tər / noun an instrument for measuring the pressure of a fluid, consisting of a tube filled with a liquid, the level of the liquid being determined by the fluid pressure and the height of the liquid being indicated on a scale. Origin of manometer 1700–10; <French manomètre, equivalent to mano- (<Greek manós loose, rare, sparse) + -mètre-meter OTHER WORDS FROM manometer man·o·met·ric [man-uh-me-trik], /ˌmæn əˈmɛ trɪk/, man·o·met·ri·cal, adjectiveman·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbma·nom·e·try, noun Words nearby manometer man of the world, man-of-war, man-of-war bird, man-of-war fish, Manolete, manometer, Manon, Mano Nera, La, man on horseback, Manon Lescaut, man on the street Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for manometer I then discovered that the manometer continued to register the same depth, and was also out of order. Our Navy in the War\|Lawrence Perry They threw the manometer into the water to see if it would float. Egholm and his God\|Johannes Buchholtz There are certain precautions which must be strictly observed when deductions are drawn from the manometer readings. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:\|Louis Marshall Warfield The manometer indicated a pressure of four atmospheres, and the overheated steam whistled through the escape-valves. In Search of the Castaways\|Jules Verne The needle of the manometer indicated nine thousand five hundred feet, and was rapidly nearing the next division. The Man Who Rocked the Earth\|Arthur Train British Dictionary definitions for manometer manometer / (məˈnɒmɪtə) / noun an instrument for comparing pressures; typically a glass U-tube containing mercury, in which pressure is indicated by the difference in levels in the two arms of the tube Derived forms of manometer manometric (ˌmænəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or manometrical, adjectivemanometrically, adverbmanometry, noun Word Origin for manometer C18: from French manomètre, from Greek manos sparse + metron measure Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for manometer manometer [ mă-nŏm′ĭ-tər ] n. An instrument that is used for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases. A sphygmomanometer. Other words from manometer man′o•met′ric (măn′ə-mĕt′rĭk) null adj.ma•nom′e•try n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for manometer manometer [ mə-nŏm′ĭ-tər ] An instrument used to measure the pressure exerted by liquids and gases. Pressure is exerted on one end of a U-shaped tube partially filled with liquid; the liquid is displaced upwards on the other side of the tube by a distance proportional to the pressure difference on each side of the tube. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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