Meanings
plural manometers · alternative nonstandard manometre
- An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.
As soon as the manometer of the pump indicated the maximum of rarification, the apparatus was inclined […]
1872, The American Journal of Science1 more example
Pökler helped in working out the Halbmodelle solution: bisecting the model lengthwise and mounting it flat-side to the wall of the test chamber, bringing the tubes through that way to all the manometers outside.
1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s RainbowSynonyms: manoscope, pressure gauge
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.
Origin
- Ancient Greekμανός“thin, rare”
- Frenchmanomètre
- Englishmanometer
From French manomètre, formed from Ancient Greek μανός (manós, “thin, rare”) + μέτρον (métron), equivalent to mano- + -meter.
More words from French, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan manòmetre
- manòmetreinstrument to measure pressure
Chinese Mandarin 壓力計 /压力计
- 壓力計 /压力计 (yālìjì)instrument to measure pressure
Czech manometr
- manometrinstrument to measure pressure
Dutch manometer
- manometerinstrument to measure pressure
Esperanto manometro
- manometroinstrument to measure pressure
Finnish manometri, painemittari
- manometriinstrument to measure pressure
- painemittariinstrument to measure pressure
French manomètre
- manomètreinstrument to measure pressure
German Druckmessgerät, Manometer
- Druckmessgerätinstrument to measure pressure
- Manometerinstrument to measure pressure
Greek μανόμετρο
- μανόμετρο (manómetro)instrument to measure pressure
Italian manometro
- manometroinstrument to measure pressure
Japanese 圧力計
- 圧力計 (atsuryokukei)instrument to measure pressure
Korean 압력계
- 압력계 (amnyeokgye)instrument to measure pressure
Malay jangka tekanan gas, manometer
- jangka tekanan gasinstrument to measure pressure
- manometerinstrument to measure pressure
Polish manometr, ciśnieniomierz
- manometrinstrument to measure pressure
- ciśnieniomierzinstrument to measure pressure
Portuguese manómetro
- manómetroinstrument to measure pressure
Russian мано́метр
- мано́метр (manómetr)instrument to measure pressure
Spanish manómetro
- manómetroinstrument to measure pressure
Cite this entry
manometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manometer
“manometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manometer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manometer.
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