Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tonometry \To*nom"e*try\, n.
The act of measuring with a tonometer; specifically (Med.),
measurement of tension, esp. the tension of the eyeball.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tonometry
n 1: the measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the
amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the
cornea