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manometer

Main Entry:: ma·nom·e·ter
Pronunciation:: \mə-ˈnä-mə-tər\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French manomètre, from Greek manos sparse, loose, rare (akin to Armenian manr small) + French -mètre
Date:: circa 1730

1 : an instrument (as a pressure gauge) for measuring the pressure of gases and vapors 2 : sphygmomanometer

— man·o·met·ric

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\ˌma-nə-ˈme-trik\ adjective

— man·o·met·ri·cal·ly

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\-tri-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— ma·nom·e·try

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\mə-ˈnä-mə-trē\ noun

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