"plethysmometer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plethysmometers [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek πληθυσμός (plēthusmós, “increase”) + -meter. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|πληθυσμός|t=increase}} Ancient Greek πληθυσμός (plēthusmós, “increase”), {{affix|en|-meter}} -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} plethysmometer (plural plethysmometers)
  1. Any instrument designed to measure small changes in volume, usually via the displacement of water Related terms: plethysmometry
    Sense id: en-plethysmometer-en-noun-sO-HJyRF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -meter

Inflected forms

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