Tonometer Definition

tō-nŏmĭ-tər
noun
An instrument for measuring vapor pressure.
Webster's New World
An instrument for determining the pitch of a tone; specif., a tuning fork or, esp., a set of tuning forks.
Webster's New World
Any of various instruments for measuring tension, as of the eyeball, or pressure, as of the blood.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tonometer

Noun

Singular:
tonometer
Plural:
tonometers

Origin of Tonometer

  • Greek tonos tension tone –meter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tonometer Sentence Examples

  • Scheibler, by his simple and accurate tonometer, has recorded pitches in Vienna about 1834 from a1 433.9 to 440.2.

  • We have already explained how beats are used on Scheibler's tonometer to give a series of forks of known frequencies.

  • The optometrist is also likely to use a non-contact tonometer to blow a puff of air at the eye to measure internal pressure.

  • If this method is used, tonometer heads should then be rinsed thoroughly in sterile saline or boiled water and wiped dry.

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Words Starting With

TTOTON

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RERTER

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