MANOMETER


Meaning of MANOMETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈnä-mə-tər ]

noun

Etymology: French manomètre, from Greek manos sparse, loose, rare (akin to Armenian manr small) + French -mètre

Date: circa 1730

1. : an instrument (as a pressure gauge) for measuring the pressure of gases and vapors

2. : sphygmomanometer

• man·o·met·ric ˌma-nə-ˈme-trik adjective

• man·o·met·ri·cal·ly -tri-k(ə-)lē adverb

• ma·nom·e·try mə-ˈnä-mə-trē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.