Dictionary entry

Algometer

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.