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tonometer definition

to·nom·eter (tō näm′ət ər)

noun

  1. an instrument for determining the pitch of a tone; specif., a tuning fork or, esp., a set of tuning forks
  2. an instrument for measuring vapor pressure
  3. Med., Physiol. any of various instruments for measuring tension, as of the eyeball, or pressure, as of the blood

Etymology: < Gr tonos, tone + -meter

Related Forms:

  • tonometric tono·met·ric (tän′ə me′trik, tō′nə-) adjective
  • tonometry to·nom′·etry noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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