An instrument that measures the rate or quantity of fluid or gas flowing through a pipe or system.
From 'flow' + '-meter' (from Greek 'metron' meaning measure). This technical term combines English with Greek roots to describe measurement instrumentation.
Flowmeters were crucial to developing modern medicine—they allow doctors to precisely measure blood flow, lung capacity, and medication delivery, turning medicine from guesswork into exact science!
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