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Meaning of SPIROMETER

Pronunciation:  spI'râmitur

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 Definition: [n]  a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs
 
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 See Also: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Spi*rom"e*ter\, n. [L. spirare to breathe + -meter.]
An instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs,
or the volume of air which can be expelled from the chest
after the deepest possible inspiration. Cf. {Pneumatometer}.
 

 

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