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[Eng. tonomet (er); -ry.] The act of measuring vibrations of tones by means of a tri no meter. "Tonometry was first placed on a scientific basis in a badly written, but extremely valuable, little pamphlet of 80 pages and 4 lithographic plates, published at E en, 1834, and entitled 'The Physical and Musical Tonometer' (Tonme er), which proves by the pendulum, visible to the eye, the absolute vibrations of tones, and of the prin cipal genera of combinational tones, as well yempered and mathematicst chords, invented and executed by He in rich Scheibler, silk-ware manufacturer in Crefeld." -A. J. Ellis, in Athen œum, Dec. 2, 1876, p. 781. *tōn-ous, a. [Eng. ton (e), s.; -ous.] Full of tone or sound; sonorous. Tõn'-quin (quas k), s. [See def. 1.] 4121 ends in absce es, one at least of which suppurates. It is a common disease in moist variable weather. [QUINSY.]