"manometer" meaning in English

See manometer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /məˈnɒmɪtə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /məˈnɑmɪtɚ/ [General-American], /məˈnɑmədəɹ/ [US] Forms: manometers [plural]
Etymology: From French manomètre, formed from Ancient Greek μανός (manós, “thin, rare”) + μέτρον (métron). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|manomètre}} French manomètre, {{der|en|grc|μανός|t=thin, rare}} Ancient Greek μανός (manós, “thin, rare”), {{m|grc|μέτρον}} μέτρον (métron) Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: manometer Categories (topical): Measuring instruments Synonyms: manoscope, pressure gauge, manometre [nonstandard] Related terms: sphygmomanometer (english: measures blood pressure), Manometer in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) Translations (instrument to measure pressure): manómetru [masculine] (Asturian), manòmetre [masculine] (Catalan), 壓力計 (Chinese Mandarin), 压力计 (yālìjì) (Chinese Mandarin), manometr [masculine] (Czech), manometer (Dutch), manometro (Esperanto), manometri (Finnish), painemittari (Finnish), manomètre [masculine] (French), manómetro [masculine] (Galician), Druckmessgerät [neuter] (German), Manometer [neuter] (German), μανόμετρο (manómetro) [neuter] (Greek), manometro [masculine] (Italian), 圧力計 (atsuryokukei) (alt: あつりょくけい) (Japanese), 압력계 (amnyeokgye) (alt: 壓力計) (Korean), jangka tekanan gas (Malay), manometer (Malay), manometr [masculine] (Polish), ciśnieniomierz [masculine] (Polish), manómetro [masculine] (Portuguese), мано́метр (manómetr) [masculine] (Russian), manómetro [masculine] (Spanish)

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