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tonometer

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CIDE DICTIONARY

tonometern. [Gr. a stretching, a tone + -meter.].
  •  An instrument for determining the rate of vibrations in tones.  [1913 Webster]
  •  An apparatus for studying and registering the action of various fluids and drugs on the excised heart of lower animals.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tonometer, n.
1 a tuning-fork or other instrument for measuring the pitch of tones.
2 an instrument for measuring the pressure of fluid.

Etymology
formed as TONE + -METER

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