tensimeter

English

Noun

tensimeter (plural tensimeters)

  1. A form of manometer used to measure differences in vapour pressure.

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /tɛnsiˈmetər/ [t̪ɛn.siˈme.t̪ər]
  • Rhymes: -etər
  • Syllabification: ten‧si‧me‧ter

Noun

tensimeter (plural tensimeter-tensimeter)

  1. tensimeter (a form of manometer used to measure differences in vapour pressure)
  2. (healthcare) sphygmomanometer, sphygmometer, blood pressure meter (a device used to measure blood pressure)

Descendants

  • Tetum: tensimeter

Further reading

Tetum

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian tensimeter (tensimeter; sphygmomanometer).

Noun

tensimeter

  1. (healthcare) sphygmomanometer
    Synonym: esfigu

Further reading

  • Catharina Williams-van Klinken (2023), GLOSARIU termu saude ho mediku (Tetun/Ingles) [Tetun/English glossary of health and medical terms] (in Tetum), Dili: Dili Institute of Technology