Applanation tonometer
applanation tonometer
applanation tonometer n.
an instrument for determining intraocular tension by measuring the pressure required to flatten a small area of the cornea.
Read Also:
- Applanometry
applanometry applanometry ap·pla·nom·e·try (āp’lə-nŏm’ĭ-trē) n. the use of an applanation tonometer to measure the pressure within the eye.
- Applaudable
worthy of praise or ; estimable; admirable: applaudable efforts to save the environment.
- Applauds
to clap the hands as an expression of approval, appreciation, acclamation, etc.: they applauded wildly at the end of the opera. to express approval; give praise; acclaim. to clap the hands so as to show approval, appreciation, etc., of: to applaud an actor; to applaud a speech. to praise or express approval of: to applaud […]
- Applause meter
noun a device for measuring and monitoring the duration and volume of applause during a broadcast; also uk clapometer examples television talk shows use applause meters to measure audience reaction.
- Applauses
hand clapping as a demonstration of approval, appreciation, acclamation, or the like. any positive expression of appreciation or approval; acclamation. historical examples satiated, it should seem, with the applauses of the theatre, he turned his attention to public and parliamentary speaking. four early pamphlets william g-dwin when the old man had thus far spoken, the […]