1.
[syn: algometric, algometrical]
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):
algometric
adj 1: of or related to algometry [syn: algometric,
algometrical]