to|nom|e|ter

to|nom|e|ter
to|nom|e|ter «toh NOM uh tuhr», noun.
1. an instrument, especially a tuning fork or a graduated set of tuning forks, for determining the pitch of tones.
2. an instrument for measuring the tension of the eyeball, or for measuring blood pressure within the blood vessels.
3. Chemistry. an instrument for measuring strains within a liquid, or for measuring vapor pressure.
[(def. 1) < Latin tonus tone + English -meter; (defs. 2, 3) < Greek tónos tension]

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