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ALGOMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does algometer mean?
• ALGOMETER (noun)
The noun ALGOMETER has 1 sense:
1. device for measuring pain caused by pressure
Familiarity information: ALGOMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Device for measuring pain caused by pressure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("algometer" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
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