"flowmeter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flowmeters [plural]
Etymology: From flow + -meter. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|flow|-meter}} flow + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} flowmeter (plural flowmeters)
  1. Any of various devices used to measure the flow of a fluid through a pipe, etc. Wikipedia link: flowmeter Categories (topical): Measuring instruments Derived forms: drift ultrasonic flowmeter, noise-type flowmeter, resistance-rate flowmeter, swirl flowmeter Related terms: flowmetric, flowmetry Translations (device for measuring flow): flowmåler [common-gender] (Danish), debietmeter [masculine] (Dutch), débitmètre [masculine] (French), caudalímetro [masculine] (Galician), Durchflussmesser [masculine] (German), strømmåler [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), straummålar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), caudalímetro [masculine] (Portuguese), caudalímetro [masculine] (Spanish)

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