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tonometer en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos)der. English tono- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English tonometer From tono- + -meter.

Meanings

  1. An instrument used to measure tension or pressure, especially inside the eye.

Forms

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Deriveds

myotonometer · pneumotonometer

Relateds

tonometric · tonogram · tonography · tonometry

Synonyms

tonograph