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• an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Example sentence • The barometer is used to measure changes in atmospheric pressure.
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• an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)
Example sentence • The watchmaker proudly displayed his collection of chronometers.
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• a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
Example sentence • The nurse inserted a catheter into the patient's bladder.
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• the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
Example sentence • The diameter of a circle is equal to twice its radius.
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• a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
Example sentence • The road trip was long, spanning several kilometers.
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• measuring instrument for measuring temperature
Example sentence • I checked my temperature with a digital thermometer .
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• a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat
Example sentence • The chemist used a calorimeter to measure the heat of reaction.
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• measuring instrument designed to measure power
Example sentence • A dynamometer is a device used to measure the power output of an engine.
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• a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields
Example sentence • The shipwreck was located using a magnetometer .
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• someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
Example sentence • The marketer created a catchy tagline for the new product.
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• a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing
Example sentence • The masseter is a powerful muscle in the jaw that is responsible for chewing.
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• caliper for measuring small distances
Example sentence • The scientist used a micrometer to measure the thickness of the hair.
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• a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
Example sentence • The temperature parameter should be set between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius.
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• spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer
Example sentence • Scientists used a spectrometer to analyze the chemical composition of the unknown substance.
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• measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
Example sentence • The tachometer on the car dashboard was indicating a high RPM.
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• a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet
Example sentence • The trumpeter played a beautiful melody on his trumpet.
7 3 noun n Example sentence • The visitor arrived at the museum just as it opened.
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• an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect)
Example sentence • The actinometer is used to measure the intensity of sunlight.
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• device for measuring pain caused by pressure
Example sentence • The doctor used an algometer to measure the patient's pain threshold.
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• an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
Example sentence • I used a clinometer to measure the angle of the slope.
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• a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures
Example sentence • The cryometer is a device used to measure the freezing point of substances.
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• An instrument for measuring the degree of hardness; especially, an instrument for testing the relative hardness of steel rails and the like.
Example sentence • The durometer measures the hardness of a material.
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• measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between gases
Example sentence • The chemist used an eudiometer to measure the volume of gases produced in the reaction.
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• direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals
Example sentence • The physical therapist used a goniometer to measure the range of motion in the patient's shoulder.
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• a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid
Example sentence • I used a hydrometer to measure the density of the liquid.
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• measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere
Example sentence • I need to buy a hygrometer to measure the humidity in my house.
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• a verse line having eight metrical feet
Example sentence • The poem is written in octameter .
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• measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source
Example sentence • The scientist used a photometer to measure the intensity of light.
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• a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter
Example sentence • The picometer is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one trillionth (10^-12) of a meter.
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• a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures
Example sentence • The piezometer measures groundwater levels.
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• a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure
Example sentence • I used a planimeter to measure the area of the irregularly shaped plot.
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• a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air
Example sentence • I used a psychrometer to measure the humidity in the room.
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• a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures
Example sentence • The pyrometer measures the temperature of the metal.
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• an instrument for measuring the flow of liquids (especially arterial blood)
Example sentence • A rheometer is an instrument used to measure the flow properties of fluids.
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• a hydrometer that determines the concentration of salt solutions by measuring their density
Example sentence • The ship captain used a salinometer to measure the salt content of the water.
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• a measuring instrument for measuring the curvature of a surface
Example sentence • The spherometer is a precision instrument used to measure the radius of curvature of spherical objects.
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• a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs
Example sentence • The doctor used a spirometer to measure the patient's lung capacity.
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• a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil
Example sentence • The scientist used a tensiometer to measure the surface tension of the liquid.
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• measuring instrument for measuring tension or pressure (especially for measuring intraocular pressure in testing for glaucoma)
Example sentence • The doctor used a tonometer to measure the pressure in my eyes.
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• a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity
Example sentence • The scientist used a viscosimeter to measure the viscosity of the liquid.
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• a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement)
Example sentence • The laboratory used a volumeter to measure the volume of the liquid.
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• an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit
Example sentence • The wattmeter measures the electrical power consumed by a device.
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• A device used to measure alkalinity.
Example sentence • The scientist used an alkalimeter to measure the pH level of the solution.
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Example sentence • The biometer measured the heart rate of the patient.
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Example sentence • The scientist used a dynameter to measure the force of the explosion.
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• Any of several instruments used to measure the gradient of a physical property (such as magnetic field).
Example sentence • The archaeologist used a gradiometer to map the magnetic field in the ancient burial site.
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• A line of verse containing a single metrical foot.
Example sentence • The poem consists of monometers, each with only one stressed syllable per line.
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• An instrument for measuring various aspects of the suspended particles in a fluid; especially in a colloid.
Example sentence • The scientist used a nephelometer to measure the concentration of airborne particles.
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• Any of various devices used to measure osmotic pressure.
Example sentence • The scientist used an osmometer to measure the concentration of solutes in the solution.
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• A mechanical device that measures the ease of penetration of an object into a semisolid
Example sentence • The soil scientist used a penetrometer to measure soil compaction.
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