ma·nom·e·ter
(ma-nŏmi-tər)
(ma-nŏmi-tər)n.
1. An instrument used for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases.
2. A sphygmomanometer.
[Greekmanos, sparse; see men-4 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + –METER.]
man′o·metric(man′ə-mĕtrik), man′o·metri·caladj.
man′o·metri·cal·lyadv.
ma·nome·tryn.
manometerTo calculate pressure in a
U-tube manometer, add the sum of the readings above and below zero. The manometer on the right shows a reading of 4.
- thermohaline
- thermojunction
- thermokarst
- thermolabile
- thermolability
- thermoluminescence
- thermoluminescent
- thermolysis
- thermolytic
- thermometer
- thermometric
- thermometry
- thermomotor
- thermonuclear
- thermoperiodicity
- thermoperiodism
- thermophile
- thermophilic
- thermopile
- thermoplastic
- thermoplasticity
- Thermopylae
- thermoreceptor
- thermoregulate
- thermoregulation