manometer UK /məˈnɒmɪtə/US /məˈnɑmɪtɚ/ noun1 •An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.As soon as the manometer of the pump indicated the maximum of rarification, the apparatus was inclined […] — 1872 formsmanometers