Crossword clues for piezometer
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Piezometer \Pi`e*zom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? to press + -meter: cf. F. pi['e]zom[`e]tre.]
(Physics) An instrument for measuring the compressibility of liquids.
(Physics) A gauge connected with a water main to show the pressure at that point.
Wiktionary
n. An instrument used to measure pressure.
WordNet
n. a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures
Wikipedia
A piezometer is either a device used to measure liquid pressure in a system by measuring the height to which a column of the liquid rises against gravity, or a device which measures the pressure (more precisely, the piezometric head) of groundwater at a specific point. A piezometer is designed to measure static pressures, and thus differs from a pitot tube by not being pointed into the fluid flow.
Observation wells give some information on the water level in a formation, but must be read manually. Electrical pressure transducers of several types can be read automatically, making data acquisition more convenient.