RESPIROMETER


Meaning of RESPIROMETER in English

/res'peuh rom"i teuhr/ , n.

1. an instrument for measuring the extent of respiratory movement.

2. an instrument for measuring oxygen consumption or carbon dioxide production in an isolated tissue.

[ 1885-90; RESPIRE + -O- + -METER ]

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