piezometer

noun

pi·e·zom·e·ter | \ ˌpē-ə-ˈzä-mə-tər

, pē-ˌāt-ˈsä-\

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: an instrument for measuring pressure or compressibility especially : one for measuring the change of pressure of a material subjected to hydrostatic pressure

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Foresthill Public Utilities District, owner of Sugar Pine Dam in Placer County, was told repeatedly to develop a plan for replacing its aging piezometers, which measure water pressure. — Dale Kasler And Ryan Sabalow, sacbee, "Cracks, clogged drains, broken valves among litany of problems at California’s dams," 8 Dec. 2017 One third of the piezometers at Guadalupe Dam, owned by Santa Clara Valley Water District, went unrepaired for three consecutive years. — Dale Kasler And Ryan Sabalow, sacbee, "Cracks, clogged drains, broken valves among litany of problems at California’s dams," 8 Dec. 2017

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piezometer

noun

pi·ezom·e·ter | \ ˌpē-ə-ˈzäm-ət-ər

, pē-ˌāt-ˈsäm-

Medical Definition of piezometer

: an instrument for measuring pressure or compressibility especially : one for measuring the change of pressure of a material subjected to hydrostatic pressure

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piezometric \ pē-ˌā-zə-ˈme-trik

, pē-ˌāt-sə-

\ adjective

piezometry \ ˌpē-ə-ˈzäm-ə-trē, pē-ˌāt-ˈsäm-

\ noun, plural piezometries

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