piezometer

[ pahy-uh-zom-i-ter, pee-uh- ]

/ ˌpaɪ əˈzɒm ɪ tər, ˌpi ə- /

noun

any of several instruments for measuring the pressure of a fluid or the compressibility of a substance when subjected to such a pressure.

Origin of piezometer

1810–20; <Greek piéz(ein) to press + -o- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM piezometer

pi·e·zo·met·ric

[pahy-ee-zuh-me-trik, pee-ey-], /paɪˌi zəˈmɛ trɪk, piˌeɪ-/, pi·e·zo·met·ri·cal, adjective

Words nearby piezometer

piezoelectric crystal, piezoelectric effect, piezoelectricity, piezogenic pedal papule, piezomagnetic effect, piezometer, piezometry, PIF, piffle, piffling, pig

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Example sentences from the Web for piezometer

Piezometer, pī-e-zom′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the compressibility of liquids.
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British Dictionary definitions for piezometer

piezometer

/ (ˌpaɪɪˈzɒmɪtə) /

noun

any instrument for the measurement of pressure (piezometry), esp very high pressure, or for measuring the compressibility of materials under pressure

Derived forms of piezometer

piezometric (paɪˌiːzəʊˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivepiezometrically, adverb

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Scientific definitions for piezometer

piezometer

[ pī′ĭ-zŏm′ĭ-tər ]

An instrument for measuring fluid pressure, such as the pressure of water or gas in a pipe.

An instrument for measuring the compressibility of a material, especially in terms of the change in volume it undergoes when subjected to hydrostatic pressure.

单词	piezometer
释义	piezometer [ pahy-uh-zom-i-ter, pee-uh- ] / ˌpaɪ əˈzɒm ɪ tər, ˌpi ə- / noun any of several instruments for measuring the pressure of a fluid or the compressibility of a substance when subjected to such a pressure. Origin of piezometer 1810–20; <Greek piéz(ein) to press + -o- + -meter OTHER WORDS FROM piezometer pi·e·zo·met·ric [pahy-ee-zuh-me-trik, pee-ey-], /paɪˌi zəˈmɛ trɪk, piˌeɪ-/, pi·e·zo·met·ri·cal, adjective Words nearby piezometer piezoelectric crystal, piezoelectric effect, piezoelectricity, piezogenic pedal papule, piezomagnetic effect, piezometer, piezometry, PIF, piffle, piffling, pig Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for piezometer Piezometer, pī-e-zom′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the compressibility of liquids. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for piezometer piezometer / (ˌpaɪɪˈzɒmɪtə) / noun any instrument for the measurement of pressure (piezometry), esp very high pressure, or for measuring the compressibility of materials under pressure Derived forms of piezometer piezometric (paɪˌiːzəʊˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivepiezometrically, adverb 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 Scientific definitions for piezometer piezometer [ pī′ĭ-zŏm′ĭ-tər ] An instrument for measuring fluid pressure, such as the pressure of water or gas in a pipe. An instrument for measuring the compressibility of a material, especially in terms of the change in volume it undergoes when subjected to hydrostatic pressure. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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