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pneumatometer
[ noo-muh-tom-i-ter, nyoo- ]
noun
- an instrument for measuring either the quantity of air inhaled or exhaled during a single inspiration or expiration or the force of inspiration or expiration.
pneumatometer
/ ˌːəˈɒɪə /
noun
- an instrument for measuring the pressure exerted by air being inhaled or exhaled during a single breath Compare spirometer
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Derived Forms
- ˌԱܳˈٴdzٰ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of pneumatometer1
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Example Sentences
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Further proof of the suspension of respiration has been furnished by experiments upon a bat which while in a deep and undisturbed state of lethargy was kept in a pneumatometer for ten hours without appreciably affecting the percentage of oxygen in the air.
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