tensimeter

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tɛnˈsɪmɪtə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ten sim′i tər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ten•sim•e•ter  (ten sim′i tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Hydraulicsmanometer.
  • tensi(on) (def. 5) + -meter 1900–05

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tensimeter /tɛnˈsɪmɪtə/ n
  1. an instrument used to compare the vapour pressures of two liquids, usually consisting of two sealed bulbs containing the liquids, each being connected to one limb of a manometer
Etymology: 20th Century: from tensi( on) + -meter

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