For safety's sake in the atom age, he may be equipped with a fountain-pen-sized “dosimeter” (Wall Street Journal).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
den|sim|e|ter — «dehn SIHM uh tuhr», noun. an apparatus for measuring the density or specific gravity of a solid or liquid. ╂[< Latin dēnsus dense] … Useful english dictionary
ly|sim|e|ter — «ly SIHM uh tuhr», noun. instrument for measuring the quantity of matter dissolved in a liquid. ╂[< Greek lýsis a loosening] … Useful english dictionary
pul|sim|e|ter — «puhl SIHM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring and recording the strength or quickness of the pulse. ╂[< Latin pulsus pulse, beat + English meter] … Useful english dictionary
ta|sim|e|ter — «tuh SIHM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring differences of temperature and other factors, by changes in conductivity and pressure. ╂[< Greek tásis tension + English meter] … Useful english dictionary
ten|sim|e|ter — «tehn SIHM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring the pressure or tension of vapor, as a manometer. ╂[< Latin tēnsus past participle of tendere stretch + meter] … Useful english dictionary
ex|plo|sim|e|ter — «EHKS ploh SIHM uh tuhr», noun. a device for measuring the gas content of an enclosed space relative to the exploding point of the gas. ╂[< explosi(on) + meter] … Useful english dictionary
ex|ten|sim|e|ter — «EHKS tehn SIHM uh tuhr noun. = extensometer. (Cf. ↑extensometer) … Useful english dictionary
vis|co|sim|e|ter — «VIHS koh SIHM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring the viscosity of liquids. ╂[< viscosi(ty) + meter] … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
sim — al·ge·sim·e·ter; as·sim·i·la·bil·i·ty; as·sim·i·la·ble; as·sim·i·la·tion; as·sim·i·la·tion·ist; as·sim·i·la·tive; as·sim·i·la·tor; as·sim·i·la·to·ry; as·sim·i·nea; den·sim·e·ter; dis·sim·i·late; dis·sim·i·la·tion; dis·sim·i·la·to·ry;… … English syllables
