PIEZOMETER


Meaning of PIEZOMETER in English

— piezometric /puy ee'zeuh me"trik, pee ay'-/ , piezometrical , adj.

/puy'euh zom"i teuhr, pee'euh-/ , n.

any of several instruments for measuring the pressure of a fluid or the compressibility of a substance when subjected to such a pressure.

[ 1810-20; piéz ( ein ) to press + -O- + -METER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .