oximeter

ox·im·e·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ok-sim-i-ter]
- /ɒkˈsɪm ɪ tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ok-sim-i-ter]
- /ɒkˈsɪm ɪ tər/

Definitions of oximeter word

noun oximeter an instrument for measuring the oxygen saturation of the hemoglobin in a sample of blood. 1
noun oximeter an instrument for measuring oxygen in blood 0

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Origin of oximeter

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; ox- + -i- + -meter

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Parts of speech for Oximeter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Oximeter

oximeter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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