noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/məˈnɒmɪtə/
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General-American:/məˈnɑmɪtɚ/
US:/məˈnɑmədəɹ/
1
noun
Meaning 1
An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: manoscope, pressure gauge
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pressure gauge, pressure gage
Narrower terms: tensimeter
History
Etymology
From French manomètre, formed from Ancient Greek μανός (manós, “thin, rare”) + μέτρον (métron), equivalent to mano- + -meter.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
manómetru
— instrument to measure pressure
Catalan:
manòmetre
— instrument to measure pressure
Chinese Mandarin:
壓力計 /压力计
(yālìjì)
— instrument to measure pressure
Czech:
manometr
— instrument to measure pressure
Dutch:
manometer
— instrument to measure pressure
Esperanto:
manometro
— instrument to measure pressure
Finnish:
manometri
— instrument to measure pressure
Finnish:
painemittari
— instrument to measure pressure
French:
manomètre
— instrument to measure pressure
Galician:
manómetro
— instrument to measure pressure
German:
Druckmessgerät
— instrument to measure pressure
German:
Manometer
— instrument to measure pressure
Greek:
μανόμετρο
(manómetro)
— instrument to measure pressure
Italian:
manometro
— instrument to measure pressure
Japanese:
圧力計
(atsuryokukei)
— instrument to measure pressure
Korean:
압력계
(amnyeokgye)
— instrument to measure pressure
Malay:
jangka tekanan gas
— instrument to measure pressure
Malay:
manometer
— instrument to measure pressure
Polish:
manometr
— instrument to measure pressure
Polish:
ciśnieniomierz
— instrument to measure pressure
Portuguese:
manómetro
— instrument to measure pressure
Russian:
мано́метр
(manómetr)
— instrument to measure pressure
Spanish:
manómetro
— instrument to measure pressure
