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tonometry vs measuring

measuring vs tonometry

tonometry and measuring both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tonometry Yes No No No
measuring Yes No No No
As nouns, measuring is a hypernym of tonometry; that is, measuring is a word with a broader meaning than tonometry:
  • tonometry: the measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea
  • measuring: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
Other hypernyms of tonometry include measure, measurement, mensuration.
tonometry (noun) measuring (noun)
the measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
Difference between tonometry and measuring

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