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- il|lu|mi|nom|e|ter «ih LOO muh NOM uh tuhr», noun.a light meter for measuring lighting in such places as homes, schools, and offices.
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hem|a|ti|nom|e|ter — «HEHM uh tuh NOM uh tuhr, HEE muh », noun. a device for determining the amount of hemoglobin in the blood … Useful english dictionary
sphyg|mo|ma|nom|e|ter — «SFIHG moh muh NOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring blood pressure, especially in an artery. ╂[< sphygmo + Greek manós at intervals + English meter] … Useful english dictionary
ac|ti|nom|e|ter — «AK tuh NOM uh tuhr», noun. 1. an instrument for measuring the degree of actinic action in radiant energy. 2. Photography. an exposure meter; a light meter. ╂[< Greek akt , înos ray of light + English meter] … Useful english dictionary
aux|a|nom|e|ter — «K suh NOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring the rate of growth in plants. ╂[< Greek auxánein to increase + English meter] … Useful english dictionary
bar|o|cy|clo|nom|e|ter — «BAR uh SY kluh NOM uh tuhr», noun. an aneroid barometer for detecting and following a storm, especially a tropical cyclone, at a distance of several hundred miles. ╂[< baro + cyclone + meter] … Useful english dictionary
chro|nom|e|ter — «kruh NOM uh tuhr», noun. a clock or watch that keeps very accurate time. A ship s chronometer is used in determining longitude at sea from the time. ╂[< chrono + meter] … Useful english dictionary
cli|nom|e|ter — «kly NOM uh tuhr, klih », noun. any one of several instruments for measuring deviation from the horizontal, such as the dip of rock strata or the heeling of a ship … Useful english dictionary
cy|a|nom|e|ter — «SY uh NOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring degrees of blueness, as of the sky … Useful english dictionary
dec|li|nom|e|ter — «DEHK luh NOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring magnetic declination. ╂[< declin(ation) + meter] … Useful english dictionary
gal|va|nom|e|ter — «GAL vuh NOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for detecting an electric current, measuring its strength, and determining its direction … Useful english dictionary
