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Meaning of PIEZOMETER

Pronunciation:  `pIi'zâmitur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures
 
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 See Also: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pi`e*zom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? to press + -meter: cf. F.
pi['e]zom[`e]tre.]
1. (Physics) An instrument for measuring the compressibility
   of liquids.
2. (Physics) A gauge connected with a water main to show the
   pressure at that point.
 

 

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