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ma·nom·e·ter 
[muh-nom-i-ter] Pronunciation Key
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[muh-nom-i-ter] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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man·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
ma·nom·e·try, noun
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ma·nom·e·ter
(mā-nŏm'ĭ-tər) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) n.
[Greek manos, sparse; see men-4 in Indo-European roots + -meter.] man'o·met'ric (mān'ə-mět'rĭk), man'o·met'ri·cal adj., man'o·met'ri·cal·ly adv., ma·nom'e·try n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| manometer | |
noun | |
| a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas |
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manometer
(mə-nŏm'ĭ-tər) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) 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. |
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man'o·met'ric (mān'ə-mět'rĭk) or man'o·met'ri·cal adj.
ma·nom'e·try n.
manometer ma·nom·e·ter (mā-nŏm'ĭ-tər)
n.
- An instrument that is used for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases.
- A sphygmomanometer.
man'o·met'ric (mān'ə-mět'rĭk) or man'o·met'ri·cal adj.
ma·nom'e·try n.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Manometer
Ma*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? thin, rare + -meter: cf. F. manom[`e]tre.] 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, and Illust. of Air pump.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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