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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•nom•e•ter (mə nom′i tər),USA pronunciation n. - Physics, Hydraulicsan 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.
- Greek manós loose, rare, sparse) + -mètre -meter
- French manomètre, equivalent. to mano- (
- 1700–10;
man•o•met•ric (man′ə me′trik),USA pronunciation man′o•met′ri•cal, adj. man′o•met′ri•cal•ly, adv. ma•nom′e•try, n. |