manometer

manometer
[məˈnɒmɪtə]
noun
  1. an instrument for measuring the pressure acting on a column of fluid, especially one with a U-shaped tube of liquid in which a difference in the pressures acting in the two arms of the tube causes the liquid to reach different heights in the two arms
    (流体)压力计,压力表,测压计
派生
manometric
adjective
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: from French manomètre, from Greek manos 'thin' + -mètre ('instrument) measuring'
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