spirometer

名词 n.
/spʌɪˈɹɒm.ɪt.ə/    /spaɪˈɹɑm.ət.ɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.
    — In humans, a spirometer can be used to record and measure lung volumes and oxygen consumption (illustration 1).

词形变化

spirometers plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.?
Latin spīro
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Hellenic *-tron
Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)
Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der.
English -meter
English spirometer
From Latin spīro (“to breathe”) + English -meter.
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