In humans, a spirometer can be used to record and measure lung volumes and oxygen consumption (illustration 1).
Source: wiktionary
Spirometer
//spʌɪˈɹɒm.ɪt.ə//
Synonyms for "spirometer" (2 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (1)
Related words (1)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
3 entriesRelated terms
4 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 11 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- espiròmetre noun (medical device)
Czech
1 entries- spirometr noun (medical device)
Finnish
1 entries- spirometri noun (medical device)
French
1 entries- spiromètre noun (medical device)
Galician
1 entries- espirómetro noun (medical device)
Greek
1 entries- σπιρόμετρο noun (medical device)
Indonesian
1 entries- spirometer noun (medical device)
Italian
1 entries- spirometro noun (medical device)
Malay
1 entries- spirometer noun (medical device)
Portuguese
2 entries- espirómetro noun (medical device)
- espirômetro noun (medical device)
Spanish
1 entries- espirómetro noun (medical device)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
2002, H. Nancy Holmes (editorial director), Illustrated Manual of Nursing Practice, Wolters Kluwer Health (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), 3rd Edition, page 154, While all spirometers encourage slow, sustained maximal inspiration, they can be divided into two types: flow incentive and volume incentive.
Source: wiktionary
Wet-type spirometers (such as the classical bell spirometer with a water seal) are simple and accurate but are no longer in use as they have a hygiene problem; they are distinguished from dry-type spirometers (e.g., bellows or piston spirometer).
Source: wiktionary
Keep exploring
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.