manometer

[ muh-nom-i-ter ]

noun

1. an instrument for measuring the pressure of a fluid, consisting of a tube filled with a liquid, the level of the liquid being determined by the fluid pressure and the height of the liquid being indicated on a scale.

manometer

/ ˌmænəʊˈmɛtrɪk; məˈnɒmɪtə /

noun

1. an instrument for comparing pressures; typically a glass U-tube containing mercury, in which pressure is indicated by the difference in levels in the two arms of the tube

manometer

/ mə-nŏm′ĭ-tər /

1. An instrument used to measure the pressure exerted by liquids and gases. Pressure is exerted on one end of a U-shaped tube partially filled with liquid; the liquid is displaced upwards on the other side of the tube by a distance proportional to the pressure difference on each side of the tube.

Derived Forms

• ˌmanoˈmetrically, adverb
• maˈnometry, noun
• manometric, adjective

Other Words From

• man·o·met·ric [man-, uh, -, me, -trik], mano·metri·cal adjective
• mano·metri·cal·ly adverb
• ma·nome·try noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of manometer¹

1700–10; < French manomètre, equivalent to mano- (< Greek manós loose, rare, sparse) + -mètre -meter

Word History and Origins

Origin of manometer¹

C18: from French manomètre, from Greek manos sparse + metron measure

Example Sentences

You also get a manometer to monitor pressure and better time your shots.

From Seattle Times

For nearly 400 years, air pressures have been measured using mercury-based instruments called manometers.

From Nature

Moreover, the technique measures pressure directly, using a fundamental constant of nature, meaning metrologists can derive the pascal without relying on previous measurements of other quantities, such as density, which the manometer depends on.

From Nature

Numbers from manometers, measuring the pressures distributed along a wing.

From Literature

Medical devices Certain medical and monitoring devices – including barometers, thermometers, hygrometers, manometers and blood pressure monitors – will be banned by 2020.

From Scientific American