pneumatometer

[noo-muh-tom-i-ter, nyoo-]

pneu·ma·tom·e·ter

[noo-muh-tom-i-ter, nyoo-]
noun
an instrument for measuring either the quantity of air inhaled or exhaled during a single inspiration or expiration or the force of inspiration or expiration.

Origin:
1825–35; pneumato- + -meter
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Pneumatometer has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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World English Dictionary
pneumatometer (ˌnjuːməˈtɒmɪtə)
 
n
Compare spirometer an instrument for measuring the pressure exerted by air being inhaled or exhaled during a single breath
 
pneuma'tometry
 
n

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pneumatometer pneu·ma·tom·e·ter (n&oomacr;'mə-tŏm'ĭ-tər, ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
An instrument for measuring the force or volume of inspiration or expiration in the lungs.

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