[ma.nom.e.ter] n [F manometre, fr. Gk manos sparse, loose, rare (akin to Arm manr small) + F -metre] (ca. 1730) 1: an instrument (as a pressure gauge) for measuring the pressure of gases and vapors
2: sphygmomanometer -- man.o.met.ric adj -- man.o.met.ri.cal.ly adv -- ma.nom.e.try n