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English Dictionary: Algometer by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
algometer
n
  1. device for measuring pain caused by pressure
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Algometer \Al*gom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] pain + -meter.] (Psychol.)
      An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to
      pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is
      pressed against the skin. -- {Al*gom"e*try}, n. --
      {Al`go*met"ric}, {*met"ric*al}, a. -- {Al`go*met"ric*al*ly},
      adv.
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