tonometer
(noun) measuring instrument for measuring tension or pressure (especially for measuring intraocular pressure in testing for glaucoma)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tonometer (plural tonometers)
An instrument used to measure tension or pressure, especially inside the eye.
• tonograph
Source: Wiktionary
To*nom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter.]
1. (Physics.)
Definition: An instrument for determining the rate of vibrations in tones.
2. (Physiol.) (a) An apparatus for studying and registering the action of various fluids and drugs on the excised heart of lower animals. (b) An instrument for measuring tension, esp. that of the eyeball.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 May 2024
(adjective) having an orbit between the sun and the Earth’s orbit; “Mercury and Venus are inferior planets”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
