"tonometry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /təˈnɒmətɹi/ Forms: tonometries [plural]
Etymology: tono- + -metry Etymology templates: {{confix|en|tono|metry}} tono- + -metry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tonometry (countable and uncountable, plural tonometries)
  1. The measurement of tension or pressure. Wikipedia link: tonometry Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: ophthalmotonometry Related terms: tonometer, tonometric, tonometrist Translations (the measurement of tension or pressure): tonométrie [feminine] (French), tonometria [feminine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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