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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Piezometer \Pi`e*zom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? to press + -meter: cf. F. pi['e]zom[`e]tre.] 1. (Physics) An instrument for measuring the compressibility of liquids. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physics) A gauge connected with a water main to show the pressure at that point. [1913 Webster] Piffero
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

piezometer n 1: a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures