English

Etymology
French manomètre, formed from AGr. μαν�� �thin, rare� + μέ��ον.

Pronunciation
IPA: /m�'n�mɪt�/

Noun
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en-noun

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

#:* 1973: 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. � Thomas Pynchon, Gravity�s Rainbow

See also
sphygmomanometer - measures blood pressure

Translations

Greek: t+|el|μαν�με��ο|n|sc=Grek
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Italian: manometro m

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