Definition of Rheometer

1. Noun. An instrument for measuring the flow of liquids (especially arterial blood).


Definition of Rheometer

1. n. An instrument for measuring currents, especially the force or intensity of electrical currents; a galvanometer.

Definition of Rheometer

1. Noun. A device used to measure the flow properties of fluids with variable viscosity. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) A device used to measure the flow of electric current: an ammeter ¹

3. Noun. (rare) A flowmeter, especially for water or blood. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rheometer

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Medical Definition of Rheometer

1. 1. An instrument for measuring currents, especially the force or intensity of electrical currents; a galvanometer. 2. An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood current in the arteries. Origin: Gr. To flow Alternative forms: reometer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rheometer

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rheoencephalogram
rheoencephalography
rheogoniometer
rheogoniometers
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rheologies
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rheometer (current term)
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rheophile
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rheophore
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rheophyte
rheophytes

Literary usage of Rheometer

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1. Hand-books of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy by Dionysius Lardner (1854)
"Differential rheometer.—In certain researches a differential rheometer is found useful. In this apparatus two wires of exactly the same material and ..."

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