piezometer

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An instrument for measuring pressure, especially high pressure.

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An instrument for measuring the degree of resistance of the tissues of the body.

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Any instrument for ascertaining or testing pressure.

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An instrument for showing the compressibility of water or other liquid, and the degree of such compressibility under varying pressures.

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An instrument consisting essentially of a vertical tube inserted into a water-main, to show the pressure of the fluid at that point, by the height to which it ascends in the tube of the piezometer.

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A sounding-apparatus in which advantage is taken of the compression of air in a tube by the pressure of the water at great depths to indicate the depth of the water.

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An instrument for testing the pressure of gas in the bore of a gun.

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An instrument for measuring the compressibility of liquids.

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A gauge connected with a water main to show the pressure at that point.

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An instrument used to measure pressure.