manometer
/məˈnɒmɪtə
/noun
An instrument for measuring the pressure acting on a column of fluid, consisting of a U-shaped tube of liquid in which a difference in the pressures acting in the two arms of the tube causes the liquid to reach different heights in the two arms.The contamination appeared to be mostly contained in a first-floor science classroom, where the silvery metal leaked from a manometer, a U-shaped glass device used to measure air pressure, Dieringer said....
- First invented in the seventeenth century, manometers are used to measure the pressure of gases.
- One of the earliest measuring tools was a liquid-filled tube known as a manometer.
Derivatives
manometric
/ adjective ...- This was a major factor in their approach and explains why manometric measuring of distal pressure was not something that loomed large their thinking.
- The manometric findings reflect the distinct functional components of the esophagus described above.
- However, manometric findings may reveal significant abnormalities in esophageal function without evidence of advanced disease in other areas.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from French manomètre, from Greek manos 'thin' + -mètre '(instrument) measuring'.