Manometer

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /məˈnÉ’mɪtÉ™/
• GenAm IPA: /məˈnÉ‘mɪtÉš/

Alternative forms

• manometre nonstandard

Origin

From French manomètre, formed from Ancient Greek μανός (manós, "thin, rare") + μέτρον.

Full definition of manometer

Noun

1. 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.
• 1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow:Pökler helped in working out the Halbmodelle solution: bisecting the model lengthwise and mounting it flat-side to the wall of the test chamber, bringing the tubes through that way to all the manometers outside.