Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spirometer

/spaɪˈɹɑm.ət.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: spirom-e-ter
IPA: /spaɪˈɹɑm.ət.ɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.

Example Sentences

"In humans, a spirometer can be used to record and measure lung volumes and oxygen consumption (illustration 1)."
"2002, H. Nancy Holmes (editorial director), Illustrated Manual of Nursing Practice, Wolters Kluwer Health (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), 3rd Edition, page 154, While all spirometers encourage slow, sustained maximal inspiration, they can be divided into two types: flow incentive and volume incentive."
"Wet-type spirometers (such as the classical bell spirometer with a water seal) are simple and accurate but are no longer in use as they have a hygiene problem; they are distinguished from dry-type spirometers (e.g., bellows or piston spirometer)."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīro Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English spirometer From Latin spīro (“to breathe”) + English -meter.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /spaɪˈɹɑm.ət.ɚ/
British English: /spʌɪˈɹɒm.ɪt.ə/

Inflected Forms

spirometers (plural)

Derived Forms

bronchospirometer ergospirometer microspirometer

Frequently Paired Words

spirometric spirometry spiroscope pneumatometer pneumometer

Rhymes With

thermometer kilometre kilometer barometer spectrometer speedometer magnetometer potentiometer spectrophotometer hydrometer hygrometer photometer

Questions

How do you pronounce spirometer?: The recorded pronunciation is /spaɪˈɹɑm.ət.ɚ/.
What does spirometer mean?: An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.
Where does spirometer come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīro Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English spirometer From Latin spīro (“to breathe”) + English -meter.

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