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Piezometer vs Standpipe - What's the difference?

piezometer | standpipe |

As nouns the difference between piezometer and standpipe

is that piezometer is an instrument used to measure pressure while standpipe is a vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom.

piezometer

English

(wikipedia piezometer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instrument used to measure pressure.

    • Related terms

    * piezometric

    standpipe

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom.
  • # A vertical pipe used as an overflow protection drain in certain domestic plumbing fixtures (e.g. flush toilets).
  • The water supply of a building for the use of firefighters.