MANOMETER

manometer

(noun) a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

manometer (plural manometers)

An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.

Synonyms: manoscope, pressure gauge

Anagrams

• manometre

Source: Wiktionary

Ma*nom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter: cf. F. manomètre.]

Definition: An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, steam, etc., constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or other liquid intervening, or in bending a metallic or other spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure gauge. See Pressure, and Illust. of Air pump.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition