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pi⋅e⋅zom⋅e⋅ter

  [pahy-uh-zom-i-ter, pee-uh-]
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–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:
1810–20; < Gk piéz(ein) to press + -o- + -meter

Related forms:
pi⋅e⋅zo⋅met⋅ric  [pahy-ee-zuh-me-trik, pee-ey-] , pi⋅e⋅zo⋅met⋅ri⋅cal, adjective
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pi·e·zom·e·ter   (pī'ĭ-zŏm'ĭ-tər, pē'-)   
n.  An instrument for measuring pressure, especially high pressure.
pi·e'zo·met'ric (pī-ē'zə-mět'rĭk, pē-ā'-) adj., pi'e·zom'e·try n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pi·ezom·e·ter
Pronunciation: "pE-&-'zäm-&t-&r, pE-"At-'säm-
Function: noun
: an instrument formeasuring pressure or compressibility; especially : one for measuring the change of pressure of a material subjected to hydrostatic pressure —pi·ezo·met·ric /pE-"A-z&-'me-trik, pE-"At-s&-/ adjective —pi·ezom·e·try /"pE-&-'zäm-&-trE, pE-"At-'säm-/ noun plural -tries
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piezometer   (pī'ĭ-zŏm'ĭ-tər)  Pronunciation Key 

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

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


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