Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tonometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: tonome-ter
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument used to measure tension or pressure, especially inside the eye.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos)der. English tono- 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 tonometer From tono- + -meter.

Inflected Forms

tonometers (plural)

Derived Forms

myotonometer pneumotonometer

Frequently Paired Words

tonogram tonography tonometric tonometry

Synonyms

tonograph

Questions

What does tonometer mean?: An instrument used to measure tension or pressure, especially inside the eye.
Where does tonometer come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos)der. English tono- 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 tonometer From tono- + -meter.

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