Meaning & use
Manometer
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An instrument used to measure the pressure of a gas or liquid, often by means of a column of fluid.
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The technician used a manometer to check the pressure inside the gas line.
A simple U-tube manometer can measure blood pressure using a column of mercury.
A note on using this word
The word derives from Greek 'manos', meaning thin or rarefied, referring to the low-density gases it was first designed to measure.
Words with a similar meaning
pressure gauge
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