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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPIROMETER

Spi *rom "e *ter, n. Etym: [L. spirare to breathe + -meter. ]

 

Defn: An instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs, or the volume of air which can be expelled from the chest after the deepest possible inspiration. Cf. Pneumatometer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

spirometer

spi rom e ter |spīˈrämitər spaɪˈrɑmədər | ▶noun an instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs. DERIVATIVES spi rom e try |-mitrē |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

spirometer

spirometer |spʌɪˈrɒmɪtə | ▶noun an instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs. DERIVATIVES spirometry noun

 

Duden Dictionary

Spirometer

Spi ro me ter Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Spirom e ter ʃp … sp …|lateinisch ; griechisch Gerät, mit dem die verschiedenen Eigenschaften des Atems gemessen werden