məˈnäməd.ə(r), -mətə- noun
Etymology: French manomètre, from mano- + -mètre -meter
1. : an instrument for measuring the pressure of gases and vapors commonly by balancing the pressure against a column of liquid (as mercury) in a U-tube or against the elastic force of a spring or an elastic diaphragm (as in an aneroid barometer) : pressure gauge
2. : an instrument for measuring blood pressure : sphygmomanometer
• man·o·met·ric |manə|me.trik, -rēk also man·o·met·ri·cal -rə̇kəl, -rēk- adjective
• man·o·met·ri·cal·ly -rə̇k(ə)lē, -rēk-, -li adverb
• ma·nom·e·try məˈnämə.trē noun -es