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Multimeter vs Manometer - What's the difference?

multimeter | manometer |

As nouns the difference between multimeter and manometer

is that multimeter is an electronic measuring instrument that combines multiple functions; a combined voltmeter, ammeter and ohmmeter while manometer is manometer (instrument).

As an interjection manometer is

oh man (an exclamation of astonishment or annoyance).

multimeter

English

Noun

(wikipedia multimeter) (en noun)
  • An electronic measuring instrument that combines multiple functions; a combined voltmeter, ammeter and ohmmeter.

    • Synonyms

    * Avometer

    manometer

    English

    (wikipedia manometer)

    Alternative forms

    * manometre (nonstandard)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.
  • * 1872 , The American Journal of Science
    • As soon as the manometer of the pump indicated the maximum of rarification, the apparatus was inclined
  • * 1973 , Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow :
    • Pökler helped in working out the Halbmodelle solution: bisecting the model lengthwise and mounting it flat-side to the wall of the test chamber, bringing the tubes through that way to all the manometers outside.

    See also

    * sphygmomanometer - measures blood pressure