Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pneumotachometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pneu-mo-ta-chome-ter
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spirometer that measures the flow rate of gases by detecting pressure differences across the fine mesh.

Example Sentences

"In a seated upright position, participants breathed into a non-rebreathing technician controlled pneumatic switching Y-valve that was connected to a pneumotachometer and mass spectrometer."

Etymology

From pneumo- + tachometer.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pneumo

Inflected Forms

pneumotachometers (plural)

Questions

What does pneumotachometer mean?: A spirometer that measures the flow rate of gases by detecting pressure differences across the fine mesh.
Where does pneumotachometer come from?: From pneumo- + tachometer.

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