pi|e|zom|e|ter

pi|e|zom|e|ter
pi|e|zom|e|ter «PEE uh ZOM uh tuhr, PY-», noun.
any one of several instruments for measuring pressure, or something connected with pressure, such as one for showing the compressibility of water or other liquids under varying pressures.

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  • Piezometer — Pi e*zom e*ter, n. [Gr. ? to press + meter: cf. F. pi[ e]zom[ e]tre.] 1. (Physics) An instrument for measuring the compressibility of liquids. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physics) A gauge connected with a water main to show the pressure at that point.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • piezometer — pi•e•zom•e•ter [[t]ˌpaɪ əˈzɒm ɪ tər, ˌpi ə [/t]] n. phs any of several instruments for measuring the pressure of a fluid or the compressibility of a substance when subjected to such a pressure • Etymology: 1810–20; < Gk piéz(ein) to press + o… …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • Hand — Die Hand ist das wichtigste Arbeits und Greifinstrument des Menschen, das ursprünglichste und umfassendste Werkzeug, das er besitzt. Sie greift, nimmt, gibt, streichelt oder schlägt. Sie deutet an, weist, befiehlt oder drückt Empfindungen aus.… …   Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

  • ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

  • ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

  • piezometer — SYN: piesimeter. * * * pi·ezom·e·ter .pē ə zäm ət ər, pē .āt säm n an instrument for measuring pressure or compressibility esp one for measuring the change of pressure of a material subjected to hydrostatic pressure pi·ezo·met·ric pē .ā zə me… …   Medical dictionary

  • fy — fy; FY; gas·i·fy; gaud·i·fy; ger·man·i·fy; gid·di·fy; glo·ri·fy; grat·i·fy; grat·i·fy·ing·ly; gyp·sy·fy; hap·pi·fy; his·tor·i·fy; horn·i·fy; hor·ri·fy; hor·ri·fy·ing·ly; hu·mid·i·fy; iden·ti·fy; if·fy; i·fy; im·pu·ri·fy; in·dem·ni·fy;… …   English syllables

  • tous — ablas·tous; ac·cliv·i·tous; ace·tous; ag·na·tho·stom·a·tous; alac·ri·tous; an·gi·om·a·tous; an·his·tous; ap·lo·per·i·stom·a·tous; aproc·tous; argen·tous; ar·thro·pom·a·tous; aso·ma·tous; ath·er·om·a·tous; at·ra·men·tous; atrem·a·tous;… …   English syllables

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