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spirometer (n.)
[spirometer 词源字典]
contrivance for measuring lung capacity, 1846, formed irregularly from Latin
spirare
"to breathe" (see
spirit
(n.)) +
-meter
. Related:
Spirometry
.
[spirometer etymology, spirometer origin, 英语词源]