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manometer (s) (noun), manometers (pl)
1. An instrument for measuring the pressure or tension of liquids or gases, as the blood, etc.
2. An instrument for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases.
3. A device for measuring pressure differences, usually by the differences in heights of two liquid columns.
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differential manometer (s) (noun), differential manometers (pl)
Any device that indicates the differences in pressures between two fluids, regardless of any changes in their absolute pressures.
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flame manometer (s) (noun), flame manometers (pl)
An apparatus which uses a flame to measure variations of gas pressure.
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Koenig's manometer (s) (noun), Koenig's manometers (pl)
An instrument for detecting pressure variations associated with sound waves of different frequency.
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