pulsometer Meaning, Definition & Usage
Pul*som"e*ter noun
Etymology
Definitions
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A device, with valves, for raising water by steam, partly by atmospheric pressure, and partly by the direct action of the steam on the water, without the intervention of a piston; -- also called vacuum pump .sounds like a steam aspirator, perhaps with other attachments. No figure. "vacuum pump" is usu. reserved for a mechanical device to create a vacuum, nothing to do with raising water. -
A pulsimeter.