oximeter
/ɑkˈsɪmətɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere.
noun
A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere.
Example Sentences
- "The instruments in which the oxigen gas of a determined quantity of air was ascertained, received the name of EUDIOMETERS, because they were considered as measurers of the purity of air. They are however more properly called OXIMETERS."
- "Is it not to be regretted that the term eudiometry and eudiometer should be applied exclusively to the art of determining the quantity of oxygen in the air and the instruments for that purpose? Would not the terms oximetry and oximeter be more appropriate?—Tr[anslator]."
- "EUDIO′METER. [...] An instrument by which the quantity of oxygen and nitrogen in atmospheric air is ascertained: an oxymeter."
- "Recalibration of the oxymeters was done in January 1969 with a standard solution. Oxygen recordings by the oxymeters were as low as 10 ppb and agreed well with the Winkler tests. The Magna oxymeter was used successfully throughout the operation period to monitor the oxygen level in the deaerated brine."
- "The Chorella experiment studied the growth of algae cultures in a nutrient medium, and an oxymeter was used to study the concentrations of oxygen in human tissue in weightlessness."
- "The Millikan oxymeter, with which Dr. Howard Bierman has been working and which he has discussed with this group, can be attached to the external ear and gives prompt information about oxygen saturation. It is so calibrated that the administration of 97 to 100% oxygen to normal individuals causes an increase of 5 per cent in the oxymeter reading."
Etymology
From oxi- (variant of oxy-) + -meter. The word was first applied in sense 2 (“a device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood”) by American physiologist Glenn Allan Millikan (1906–1947).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɑkˈsɪmətɚ/
- British English: /ɒkˈsɪmɪtə/