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ɪ 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:
1700–10; < French manomètre, equivalent to mano- (< Greek manós loose, rare, sparse) + -mètre -meter
1700–10; < French manomètre, equivalent to mano- (< Greek manós loose, rare, sparse) + -mètre -meter
Related forms
man·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
ma·nom·e·try, noun
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World English Dictionary
manometer (məˈnɒmɪtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 | |
| [C18: from French manomètre, from Greek manos sparse + metron measure] | |
| manometric | |
| —adj | |
| mano'metrical | |
| —adj | |
| mano'metrically | |
| —adv | |
| ma'nometry | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
manometer
1730, from Fr. manomètre (1706), from Gk. manos "thin, rare" + -mètre (see meter (3)).
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Medical Dictionary
manometer ma·nom·e·ter (mā-nŏm'ĭ-tər)
n.
An instrument that is used for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases.
man'o·met'ric (mān'ə-mět'rĭk) or man'o·met'ri·cal adj.
ma·nom'e·try n.
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Science Dictionary
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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Example sentences
The manometer tapes are in feet, tenths of feet and hundredths of feet.
Manometer board measurements taken during first synoptic.
The gauge or manometer must have a clearly marked line or lines showing minimum acceptable vacuum levels.
D function and proper installation is essential to operate the manometer satisfactorily.
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