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
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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