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Definition: Manometer |
ManometerNoun1. A pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "manometer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1864. (references) |
Etymology: Manometer \Ma*nom"e*ter\, noun. [Greek expression thin, rare -meter: compare to the French expression manom[`e]tre.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Aerospace | An instrument for measuring pressure of gases and vapors both above and below atmospheric pressure. See vacuum gage. (references) |
Computing | A device which indicates fluid pressure by liquid levels usually employing a U tube filled with mercury or water. The level of the liquid above or below a reference point indicates the fluid pressure relative to ambient pressure. Unless otherwise specified, it indicates the fluid pressure relative to ambient atmospheric pressure. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | An instrument for measuring the pressure of gases and vapors; the pressure of the gas is balanced against a column of mercury in a U-tube or against the elastic force of a spring, an elastic diaphragm, or the like, as in the aneroid barometer. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. Any instrument that measures gaseous pressure b. Measures pressure or a pressure difference by balancing the applied pressure against the hydrostatic head of a column of liquid of known density. In practice, most manometers measure a pressure difference, so that if an absolute pressure is to be measured, it is essential to have access to an accurate barometer to determine the atmospheric pressure c. An instrument designed to give a continuous record of the pressure of an explosion at the point where the instrument is located. See also:micromanometer; piezometer; two-liquid differential manometer; U-tube manometer; vernier-reading manometer; water gag. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A very simple manometer is a liquid held in a U-shaped tube where the measured pressure is applied to one side of the tube whilst the reference pressure (that of the atmosphere) is applied to the other. The difference in liquid level represents the applied pressure.
A second type uses the deflection of a flexible membrane that seals a fixed pressure reference volume to determine the pressure. The amount of deflection is repeatable for known pressures so the pressure can be determined using a lookup table.
A third variant uses a coiled tube which as it expands due to pressure increase causes a rotation of an arm connected to the tube.
Manometers are used to measure vacuum pressures, especially in the range from 0.001 atmospheres to 1 atm. They are helpful because the deflection of the manometer is not dependent upon the type of gas being measured, unlike other types of vacuum gauges in this pressure range. The deflection of the piston is often one half of a capacitor, so that when the piston moves, the capacitance of the device changes. This is a common way (with proper calibrations) to get a very precise, electronic reading from a manometer, and this configuration is called a capacitive manometer vacuum gauge.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Manometer."
Crosswords: Manometer |
| English words defined with "manometer": Flame manometer ♦ Manometrical, Manoscope ♦ Pressure gauge ♦ tensimeter. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "manometer": absolute manometer, AIR AND HYDRONIC BALANCING TECHNICIAN ♦ decrement gage, diaphragm manometer, differential manometer, dines anemometer, displacement manometer, DUST-COLLECTOR ATTENDANT ♦ gage pressure ♦ impact pressure, INSPECTOR, WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS, intraocular tension ♦ liquid level manometer ♦ manometer calibration, MANOMETER TECHNICIAN, METER INSPECTOR, micromanometer, micrometer-reading manometer ♦ pressure measurements, pressure tube anemometer ♦ SMOKE TESTER ♦ two-liquid differential manometer ♦ U-tube manometer ♦ vacuum gage, Venturi meter, vernier-reading manometer, viscosity manometer ♦ weeks manometer. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Manometer" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (manometer, pressure gauge), Swedish (manometer). |
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 | Manometer Board Setup in Supersonic Wind Tunnel.Credit: NASA. |  | Figure 30. High pressure bottle devised by Prince Albert I of Monaco in 1890. The manometer was set in place after the bottle's return from the deep ocean in order to measure the pressure of the water sample. This bottle was used for collecting water samples at depth and returning them to the surface at the ambient water pressure at the depth of the sample.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| "Manometer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 58.33% of the time. "Manometer" is used about 12 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 58.33% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Adjective (comparative) | 41.67% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 12 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "manometer": Flame manometer. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
manometer | 159 |
digital manometer | 13 |
mercury manometer | 9 |
u tube manometer | 8 |
dwyer manometer | 6 |
water manometer | 4 |
inclined manometer | 3 |
gas manometer | 3 |
pressure manometer | 3 |
manometer uk | 2 |
1c manometer | 2 |
manometer use | 2 |
calibration manometer | 2 |
level liquid manometer | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "manometer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | manometër (air gauge, pressure gauge, steam gauge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مقياس ضغط الدم (sphygmomanometer), مضغاط أداة لقياس الضغط, أداة لقياس ضغط الغازات. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | манометър (air gauge, pressure gauge, steam gauge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 测压器. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | manometr (steam gauge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | manometer (pressure gauge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | manometer (pressure gauge), vloeistofmanometer. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | manometri (pressure gauge), painemittari (pressure gauge), nesteputkimanometri. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | manomètre. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Manometer (pressure gauge), Druckmesser (pressure gauge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μανόμετρο (pressure gauge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מ" לחץ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | manométer (air gauge), nyomásmérõ (pressure gauge), feszmérõ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | manometro (Gage, gauge, pressure gauge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 圧力計 (pressure gauge), マネーフロー分析 (kind of bicycle favored by housewives running errands around their neighborhood, mafia, maharaja, Mahatma, mahogany, Mahomet, malaria, Malibu, Mama, management, manager, mannequin, mannequin girl, maracas, maraschino, marathon, Maya, mayonnaise, monetarism, money laundering, money market, money-flow analysis, moneymaker, muff, muffin, muffler, scarf). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | マノメーター , あつりょくけい (pressure gauge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 압 계 (Manometric, Manometrical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | trimmid-veih. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | anometermay manómetro de liquido, manómetro (pressure gauge), navio de guerra (peacemaker, warship). (various references) manometru (air gauge, air-gage, pressure gauge, steam gauge). (various references) манометр (air gauge, air-gauge, pressure gauge, pressure guage, pressure-gauge, steam gauge, steam-gauge). (various references) manometar (air gauge, pressure gauge, steam gauge). (various references) manómetro (air gauge, Gage, gauge, pressure gauge). (various references) manometer (pressure gauge). (various references) manometre, basıölçer. (various references) манометр (air gauge). (various references) cái đo áp (pressure-gauge), áp kế. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "manometer": manometers. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "manometer": sphygmomanometer. (additional references) | |
Words containing "manometer": sphygmomanometers. (additional references) | |
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"Manometer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: anometer, Hazometer, Maometto, menometer. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "manometer" (pronounced 'Ma*nom"e*ter'): Abutter, Acater, Accelerometer, Accipiter, Acetimeter, Acetometer, Acidimeter, Acoumeter, Acquitter, Acroter, Actinometer, Adelaster, Admitter, Adulter, Aerometer, Aflutter, Aglitter, Airometer, Alabaster, Albuminimeter, Alcalimeter, Aleurometer, Algometer, Alkalimeter, Allotter, Altimeter, Altometer, Ammeter, Amphiaster, Amylobacter, Amylometer, Anemometer, Anglemeter, Angulometer, Animater, Anthracometer, Antimeter, Antitrochanter, Apomecometer, Apporter, Araeometer, Archiater, Archpresbyter, Areometer, Arithmometer, Astrolater, Astrometer, Astrophotometer, Atmidometer, Atmometer, Atter, Audiometer, Auntter, Auster, Auxanometer, Auxometer, Azotometer, Backster, Backwater, Balister, Ballister, Balter, Baluster, Bandmaster, Banquetter, Bargemastter, Barocyclonometer, Baromacrometer, BAROMETER, barretter, Barrister, Bathometer, Baxter, Bdellometer, Beemaster, Beflatter, Begetter, Bemaster, Bemonster, Beplaster, Bergmaster, Bescatter, Besetter, Bespatter, Bewinter, Black-letter, Blanchimeter, Blatter, Blendwater, Bloodletter, Blotter, Bogtrotter, Bolometer, Bonesetter, Boroughmaster, Boulter, Breakwater, Brontometer, Bunter, Burghermaster, Burghmaster, Burgomaster, Buster, Butyrometer, Calc-sinter, Calorimeter, Canaster, Canister, Capellmeister, Carbonometer, Carpenter, Catchwater, Catheter, Cathetometer, Cauter, Cephalometer, Chalkcutter, Chapiter, Chartometer, Cheirepter, Chepster, Chidester, Chitter, Chlorometer, Chondrometer, Chorister, Chowter, Chronometer, Chyometer, Cinter, Circumcenter, Climacter, Clinometer, Clotter, Clyster, Coal-meter, Cockmaster, Coleopter, Colorimeter, Colporter, Colter, Committer, Complotter, Comptometer, Concertmeister, Conchometer, Confederater, Coniroster, Constituter, Contributer, Controverter, Corncutter, Coster, Court-plaster, Craftsmaster, Craniometer, Crater, Cremaster, Criticaster, Cryometer, Culter, Cutter, Cutwater, Cyanometer, Cyclometer, Cymometer, Dabster, Dasymeter, daughter, Declinometer, Deemster, Dekaliter, Dekameter, Demonstrater, Dendrometer, Densimeter, Dentiroster, Desecrater, Desolater, Deter, Diagometer, diameter, Diaphanometer, Diaster, Diathermometer, Dilatometer, Dimeter, Disembitter, Disenter, Dishwater, Disimbitter, Disinter, Dister, Distributer, Divulgater, Doomster, Drillmaster, Drosometer, Drugster, Ductilimeter, Dunter, Durometer, Dynactinometer, Dynameter, Dynamiter, Dynamometer, Echometer, Elaiometer, Elatrometer, Electrepeter, Electrometer, Electroplater, Embetter, Enaunter, Encloister, Endosmometer, Enfester, Enfetter, Enregister, Enshelter, Ergmeter, Ergometer, Eriometer, Ester, Eudiometer, Evaporometer, Exasperater, Executer, Experimenter, Extensometer, Eyewater, feuter, Fibster, Fillibuster, Fillister, Flawter, Fluviometer, Focimeter, Forgetter, Forster, Fouter, Frater, Fresh-water, Fretter, Galactodensimeter, Galactometer, galvanometer, Gamester, gasometer, Geometer, Geothermometer, Getter, Glaucometer, Gleucometer, Globulimeter, Glycosometer, Glyster, goddaughter, goiter, goitre, Goter, Grammaticaster, granddaughter, gravimeter, Great-granddaughter, Hackster, Haemacytometer, Haematachometer, Haematinometer, Haematometer, Haemochromometer, Haemocytometer, Haemodynameter, Haemometer, Haemotachometer, Hagbutter, Hairsplitter, Half-sister, Halometer, hamster, Harmonometer, Hay-cutter, Headwater, Heliolater, Heliometer, helter-skelter, Hemadynamometer, Hematachometer, Hematinometer, Hemipter, Hemoglobinometer, Heteropter, hitter, hodometer, Holometer, holster, Homopter, Horometer, Horopter, Horse-litter, Huxter, Hydrobarometer, Hydrodynamometer, hygrometer, hymenopter, Hypermeter, hypsometer, Iconolater, idolater, Imbitter, Imitater, Impester, Incenter, Inclinnometer, Incloister, Indigometer, Inductometer, Infilter, Inregister, Instanter, Instituter, Interchapter, interferometer, Interpilaster, Intromitter, Ironmaster, Iter, Jetter, jotter, Joulemeter, Jowter, Jupiter, kelter, Kidderminster, Klinometer, Knitster, knitter, Labidometer, Labimeter, Lactobutyrometer, Lactodensimeter, Lactometer, Latinitaster, LAUGHTER, Lepidopter, Lester, Lewdster, limewater, Litraneter, loiter, Longiroster, Lucimeter, Lysimeter, Macerater, Macrometer, Magister, magnetometer, maltster, manslaughter, Mariolater, Masseter, Masticater, mater, matter, Medicaster, Meliorater, Memoriter, Mesogaster, Meteorometer, Methanometer, Metrometer, Mhometer, Micraster, Microchronometer, micromillimeter, Micronometer, Microseismometer, Microtasimeter, midwinter, minster, Mint-master, Misalter, Misenter, Mismeter, Monometer, Myodynamiometer, Myodynamometer, Natter, Nauropometer, Nephelodometer, Nephelometer, Neuropter, news-letter, Nilometer, Nitrometer, Nitter, Nutter, Obiter, Octameter, OEnometer. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-m-m-n-o-r-t" | |
-2 letters: ammeter, meatmen, memento, metamer, momenta, tonearm. | |
-3 letters: atoner, emoter, enamor, entera, marmot, marten, matron, meaner, mentor, merman, mermen, meteor, moaner, moment, moreen, neater, omenta, ornate, remate, remote, rename, reteam, toneme. | |
-4 letters: ameer, ament, amort, antre, arete, armet, atone, eaten, eater, emmer, emmet, emote, enate, enema, enorm, enter, manor, mater, meant, menta, meter, metre, metro, monte, morae, namer, noter, oaten, oater, orate, ramee, ramen, ramet, ranee, reman, remet, rente, retem, roman, tamer, tenor, terne, toman, toner, treen, trona, trone. | |
-5 letters: aeon, aero, amen, ammo, ante, atom, earn, erne, etna, mane, mano, mare, mart, mate, mean, meat, meet, meme, memo, meno, mere, meta, mete, moan, moat, mome, mora, more, morn, mort, mote, name, near, neat, neem, nema, noma, nome, norm, nota, note, omen, omer, rant, rate, rato, ream, rent, rete, roam, roan, rota, rote, tame, tare, tarn, taro, team, tear, teem, teen, term, tern, toea, tome, tone, tora, tore, torn, tram, tree. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-m-m-n-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: anemometer, anemometry, antemortem, manometers. | |
+2 letters: anemometers, dynamometer, manometries. | |
+3 letters: anemometries, commensurate, commentaries, cytomembrane, dynamometers, magnetometer, magnetometry, nonmetameric. | |
+4 letters: compartmented, complementary, cytomembranes, dynamometries, magnetometers, magnetometric, momentariness. | |
+5 letters: commensurately, ferromagnetism, immoderateness, immunoreactive, incommensurate, magnetometries, recommendation, recommendatory, thermomagnetic, thermoremanent. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 61 6E 6F 6D 65 74 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .- -. --- -- . - . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01100001 01101110 01101111 01101101 01100101 01110100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M a n o m e t e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0061 006E 006F 006D 0065 0074 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)476780817971867184 |
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