英语词汇manometer的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	manometer
词源	manometer n. "instrument for determining and indicating the elastic pressure of gases or vapors," 1730, from French manomètre (1706), said to have been coined by French mathematician Pierre Varignon (1654-1722) from Greek manos "thin, rare; loose in texture, porous; scanty, few" (from PIE root men- (4) "small, isolated") + -mètre (see -meter). Related: Manometric; manometrical; manometrically. Entries linking to manometer* men- 4 Proto-Indo-European root meaning "small, isolated." It forms all or part of: malmsey; manometer; monad; monarchy; monastery; monism; monist; monk; mono; mono-; monoceros; monochrome; monocle; monocular; monogamy; monogram; monolith; monologue; monomania; Monophysite; monopoly; monosyllable; monotony. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Greek monos "single, alone," manos "rare, sparse;" Armenian manr "thin, slender, small." -meter word-forming element meaning "device or instrument for measuring;" commonly -ometer, occasionally -imeter; from French -mètre, from Greek metron "a measure," from PIE root me- (2) "to measure." sphygmomanometer n. 1891, from sphygmo- "pulse" + manometer. updated on November 17, 2018
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manometer n.