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ac|e|tom|e|ter — «AS uh TOM uh tuhr», noun. = acetimeter. (Cf. ↑acetimeter) … Useful english dictionary
cath|e|tom|e|ter — «KATH uh TOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring vertical distances, especially small differences of level. ╂[< Greek káthetos perpendicular + English meter] … Useful english dictionary
cli|ma|tom|e|ter — «KLY muh TOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument used to detect fluctuations in the conditions of sensible temperature … Useful english dictionary
con|duc|tom|e|ter — «KON duhk TOM uh tuhr», noun. an apparatus for measuring the relative conductivity, especially thermal conductivity, of different materials … Useful english dictionary
den|si|tom|e|ter — «DEHN suh TOM uh tuhr», noun. 1. an instrument for measuring the density of a photographic negative. 2. = densimeter. (Cf. ↑densimeter) ╂[< density] … Useful english dictionary
dif|frac|tom|e|ter — «DIHF rak TOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring diffraction: »A diffractometer which can determine the orientation of crystals in any plane without resetting is on offer now (New Scientist) … Useful english dictionary
dil|a|tom|e|ter — «DIHL uh TOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for determining the dilation of liquids or other substances … Useful english dictionary
di|op|tom|e|ter — «DY op TOM uh tuhr», noun. an optical instrument used to measure the refraction of the eye. ╂[< di 1 + optometer] … Useful english dictionary
gal|ac|tom|e|ter — «GAL ak TOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for determining the richness of milk by its specific gravity … Useful english dictionary
grav|i|tom|e|ter — «GRAV uh TOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring specific gravities … Useful english dictionary
