manometer

Alternative forms

• manometre (nonstandard)

Etymology

From French manomètre, formed from Ancient Greek μανός (manós, “thin, rare”) + μέτρον (métron), equivalent to mano- +‎ -meter.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məˈnɒmɪtə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈnɑmɪtɚ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /məˈnɑmədəɹ/

Noun

manometer (plural manometers)

1. 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.

   Synonyms: manoscope, pressure gauge

   • 1872, The American Journal of Science:

     As soon as the manometer of the pump indicated the maximum of rarification, the apparatus was inclined […]

   • 1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow:

     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.

Anagrams

• manometre