manometer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /məˈnɑmədəɹ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /məˈnɒmɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /məˈnɑmɪtɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From French manomètre, formed from Ancient Greek μανός (manós, “thin, rare”) + μέτρον (métron), equivalent to mano- + -meter.
Meanings
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An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.
Pökler helped in working out the Halbmodelle solution: bisecting the model lengthwise and mounting it flat-side to the wall of the test chamber, bringing the tubes through that way to all the manometers outside.
1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow:As soon as the manometer of the pump indicated the maximum of rarification, the apparatus was inclined […]
1872, The American Journal of Science:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| manometre | alternative, nonstandard | lexicographic | |
| manometers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
telemanometer · micromanometer · electromanometer · thermomanometer · haemomanometer
Relateds
Manometer in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) · sphygmomanometer
Synonyms
Translations (23)
de Druckmessgerät (instrument to measure pressure) · fi painemittari (instrument to measure pressure) · cs manometr (instrument to measure pressure) · ca manòmetre (instrument to measure pressure) · el μανόμετρο (instrument to measure pressure) · ko 압력계 (instrument to measure pressure) · pl manometr (instrument to measure pressure) · pt manómetro (instrument to measure pressure) · cmn 壓力計 /压力计 (instrument to measure pressure) · es manómetro (instrument to measure pressure) · de Manometer (instrument to measure pressure) · it manometro (instrument to measure pressure) · ru мано́метр (instrument to measure pressure) · fi manometri (instrument to measure pressure) · ms jangka tekanan gas (instrument to measure pressure) · ms manometer (instrument to measure pressure) · fr manomètre (instrument to measure pressure) · pl ciśnieniomierz (instrument to measure pressure) · eo manometro (instrument to measure pressure) · ja 圧力計 (instrument to measure pressure) · nl manometer (instrument to measure pressure) · gl manómetro (instrument to measure pressure) · ast manómetru (instrument to measure pressure)