Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manometer

/məˈnɑmɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: manome-ter
IPA: /məˈnɑmɪtɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"As soon as the manometer of the pump indicated the maximum of rarification, the apparatus was inclined […]"
"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."

Etymology

From French manomètre, formed from Ancient Greek μανός (manós, “thin, rare”) + μέτρον (métron), equivalent to mano- + -meter.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: manomètre, μανός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˈnɑmɪtɚ/
British English: /məˈnɒmɪtə/

Inflected Forms

manometers (plural) manometre (alternative, nonstandard)

Derived Forms

electromanometer haemomanometer micromanometer telemanometer thermomanometer

Phrases

Manometer in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Frequently Paired Words

sphygmomanometer Manometer in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Synonyms

manoscope pressure gauge

Questions

How do you pronounce manometer?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈnɑmɪtɚ/.
What does manometer mean?: 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.
Where does manometer come from?: It is traced to French.

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