单词 | manometer |
释义 | manometer/məˈnɒmɪtə /noun An instrument for measuring the pressure acting on a column of fluid, consisting of a U-shaped tube of liquid in which a difference in the pressures acting in the two arms of the tube causes the liquid to reach different heights in the two arms.The contamination appeared to be mostly contained in a first-floor science classroom, where the silvery metal leaked from a manometer, a U-shaped glass device used to measure air pressure, Dieringer said....
Derivativesmanometric
OriginMid 18th century: from French manomètre, from Greek manos 'thin' + -mètre '(instrument) measuring'. Rhymes |
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