English-Thai Dictionary
manometer
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MANOMETER
n.[Gr. measure. ] An instrument to measure or show the alterations in the rarity or density of the air.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MANOMETER
Ma *nom "e *ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter: cf. F. manomètre. ]
Defn: An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, steam, etc. , constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or other liquid intervening, or in bending a metallic or other spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure gauge. See Pressure, and Illust. of Air pump.
New American Oxford Dictionary
manometer
ma nom e ter |məˈnämətər məˈnɑmədər | ▶noun an instrument for measuring the pressure acting on a column of fluid, esp. one with a U-shaped tube of liquid in which a difference in the pressures acting in the two arms of the tube causes the liquid to reach different heights in the two arms. DERIVATIVES man o met ric |ˌmanəˈmetrik |adjective, man o met ri cal ly |ˌmanəˈmetrik (ə )lē |adverb, ma nom e try |-trē |noun ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French manomètre, from Greek manos ‘thin ’ + -mètre ‘(instrument ) measuring. ’
Oxford Dictionary
manometer
manometer |məˈnɒmɪtə | ▶noun an instrument for measuring the pressure acting on a column of fluid, consisting of a U-shaped tube of liquid in which a difference in the pressures acting in the two arms of the tube causes the liquid to reach different heights in the two arms. DERIVATIVES manometric |manəˈmɛtrɪk |adjective ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French manomètre, from Greek manos ‘thin ’ + -mètre ‘(instrument ) measuring ’.
Duden Dictionary
Manometer
Ma no me ter Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Manom e ter |französisch manomètre, zu griechisch manós = dünn, locker und -meter 1 Physik Druckmesser für Gase und Flüssigkeiten 2 verhüllend für: Mann! salopp Ausruf des Erstaunens, des Unwillens; Mann! , Menschenskind! Manometer , ist das ein Baum!
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