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oximeter.

A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ɒkˈsɪmɪtə/Received-Pronunciation/ɑkˈsɪmətɚ/General-American[-ɾɚ]General-American
  1. A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere.

  2. A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere. A device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood.

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Where this word comes from

From oxi- (variant of oxy-) + -meter. The word was first applied in sense 2 (“a device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood”) by American physiologist Glenn Allan Millikan (1906–1947).

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