rheometer

[ ree-om-i-ter ]
/ riˈɒm ɪ tər /

noun

an instrument for measuring the flow of fluids, especially blood.

Origin of rheometer

First recorded in 1835–45; rheo- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM rheometer

rhe·o·met·ric [ree-uh-me-trik] /ˌri əˈmɛ trɪk/, adjective rhe·om·e·try, noun

Words nearby rheometer

rhenish, rhenium, rheo-, rheobase, rheology, rheometer, rheometry, rheomorphism, rheopexy, rheoreceptor, rheostat

Example sentences from the Web for rheometry

  • Rheometry, measurement of the force or the velocity of an electric current.

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for rheometry

rheometer
/ (rɪˈɒmɪtə) /

noun

med an instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood flow
another word for galvanometer

Derived forms of rheometer

rheometric (ˌriːəˈmɛtrɪk), adjective rheometry, noun

Medical definitions for rheometry (1 of 2)

rheometry
[ rē-ŏm′ĭ-trē ]

n.

The measurement of electrical current.
The measurement of blood flow.

Medical definitions for rheometry (2 of 2)

rheometer
[ rē-ŏm′ĭ-tər ]

n.

An instrument for measuring the flow of viscous liquids, such as blood.