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manometer

ma·no·me·ter

UK/məˈnɒmɪtə/ US/məˈnɑmɪtɚ/ fairly common

noun

1.

a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas

Origin

From French manomètre, formed from Ancient Greek μανός (manós, “thin, rare”) + μέτρον (métron), equivalent to mano- + -meter.

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