oximeter UK /ɒkˈsɪmɪtə/US /ɑkˈsɪmətɚ/ noun2 •A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere.EUDIO′METER. [...] An instrument by which the quantity of oxygen and nitrogen in atmospheric air is ascertained: an oxymeter. — 1836 •A device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood.At 8 to 10 G, ear oximeter readings may fall to 75 percent saturation. The lungs, afterward, may show some atelectasis. — 1967 formsoximeters