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pulsometer

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pul·som·e·ter  (pl-sm-tr)
n.
A pump without pistons that operates by means of pulsed condensation of steam. Also called vacuum pump.
pulsometer [pʌlˈsɒmɪtə]
n
1. (Medicine) another name for pulsimeter
2. (Engineering / General Engineering) a vacuum pump that operates by steam being condensed and water admitted alternately in two chambers
pulsimeter, pulsometer
an instrument for measuring the rate of the pulse.
See also: Body, Human, Instruments


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You know what I mean; they put a pulsometer on a man's wrist and judge by how his heart goes at the pronunciation of certain words.
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