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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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.