"spirometer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /spʌɪˈɹɒm.ɪt.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /spaɪˈɹɑm.ət.ɚ/ [General-American] Forms: spirometers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: From Latin spīro (“to breathe”) + -meter. Etymology templates: {{af|en|spīro|-meter|lang1=la|t1=to breathe}} Latin spīro (“to breathe”) + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} spirometer (plural spirometers)
  1. (medicine) An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs. Wikipedia link: spirometer Categories (topical): Measuring instruments, Medicine Related terms: spirometric, spirometry, pneumatometer Translations (medical device): espiròmetre [masculine] (Catalan), spirometr [masculine] (Czech), spirometri (Finnish), spiromètre [masculine] (French), espirómetro [masculine] (Galician), σπιρόμετρο (spirómetro) [neuter] (Greek), spirometro [masculine] (Italian), spirometer (Malay), espirómetro [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), espirômetro [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), espirómetro [masculine] (Spanish)

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