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NOUN (1)

1. device for measuring pain caused by pressure;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Algometer \Al*gom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? pain + -meter.] (Psychol.) An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is pressed against the skin. -- Al*gom"e*try, n. -- Al`go*met"ric, *met"ric*al, a. -- Al`go*met"ric*al*ly, adv. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

algometer n 1: device for measuring pain caused by pressure