pneumatometer

[ noo-muh-tom-i-ter, nyoo- ]

noun

1. an instrument for measuring either the quantity of air inhaled or exhaled during a single inspiration or expiration or the force of inspiration or expiration.

pneumatometer

/ ˌnjuːməˈtɒmɪtə /

noun

1. an instrument for measuring the pressure exerted by air being inhaled or exhaled during a single breath Compare spirometer

Derived Forms

• ˌpneumaˈtometry, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumatometer¹

First recorded in 1825–35; pneumato- + -meter

Example Sentences

Further proof of the suspension of respiration has been furnished by experiments upon a bat which while in a deep and undisturbed state of lethargy was kept in a pneumatometer for ten hours without appreciably affecting the percentage of oxygen in the air.

From Project Gutenberg