manometer
/məˈnɒmɪtə/US/məˈnɑmɪtɚ/
manometer noun: an instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.
Noun
manometer (plural manometers)
- An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.
- As soon as the manometer of the pump indicated the maximum of rarification, the apparatus was inclined […]1872, The American Journal of Science
- Pökler helped in working out the Halbmodelle solution: bisecting the model lengthwise and mounting it flat-side to the wall of the test chamber, bringing the tubes through that way to all the manometers outside.1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow
- Synonyms:
- manoscope, pressure gauge
manometer meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Malay
manometer in Tamil
- அழுத்த அளவி, அழுத்தமானி, வாயுவமுக்கமானி, வாயுவாமுக்கமானி
manometer in Malayalam
- മർദ്ദമാപിനി, ബാഷ്പഘനമാപനയന്ത്രം, വായുമർദ്ദമാപനയന്ത്രം
manometer in Malay
- instrument to measure pressure
- jangka tekanan gas, manometer
Synonyms of manometer
Forms of manometer
| plural | manometers |
|---|---|
| alternative form (nonstandard) | manometre |
Origin of manometer
From French manomètre, formed from Ancient Greek μανός (manós, “thin, rare”) + μέτρον (métron), equivalent to mano- + -meter.
Words formed from manometer
Questions about manometer
- What does manometer mean?
- Manometer means an instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.
- What is manometer in Tamil?
- Manometer in Tamil is அழுத்த அளவி, அழுத்தமானி, வாயுவமுக்கமானி. See Manometer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is manometer?
- Manometer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce manometer?
- Manometer is pronounced /məˈnɒmɪtə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of manometer?
- The plural of manometer is manometers.
Words near manometer in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: manometer (page history and authors); manometer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); manometer (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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