- pla|nim|e|ter
- pla|nim|e|ter «pluh NIHM uh tuhr», noun.an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures by tracing their boundaries with a pointer.╂[< Latin plānus level + English -meter]
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pla — pla·nid·i·um; pla·ni·form; pla·ni·gram; pla·ni·graph; pla·nig·ra·phy; pla·ni·lla; pla·nim·e·ter; pla·ni·met·ric; pla·nim·e·try; pla·ni·pen·nate; pla·ni·pen·nia; pla·ni·ros·tral; pla·no; pla·no concave; pla·no convex; pla·no·graph·ic;… … English syllables
nim — ar·nim·ite; equa·nim·i·ty; eth·a·nim; ko·nim·e·ter; lim·nim·e·ter; lon·ga·nim·i·ty; mag·na·nim·i·ty; mo·nim·ia; mo·nim·i·a·ce·ae; mo·nim·o·lite; ne·thi·nim; nim·bly; nim·bo·ran; nim·bose; nim·bo·stratus; nim·bus; nim·bused; nim·i·ous; nim·mer;… … English syllables
planimeter — pla·nim·e·ter … English syllables
planimeter — pla•nim•e•ter [[t]pləˈnɪm ɪ tər[/t]] n. math. an instrument for measuring the area of plane figures • Etymology: 1855–60 pla•ni•met•ric ˌpleɪ nəˈmɛt rɪc adj … From formal English to slang
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
-dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
e — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
planimeter — An instrument formed of jointed levers with a recording index, used for measuring the area of any surface, by tracing its boundaries. [L. planum, plane, + G. metron, measure] * * * pla·nim·e·ter plā nim ət ər, plə n an instrument for measuring… … Medical dictionary
Planimeter — Pla*nim e*ter, n. [Plani + meter. Cf. {Planometer}.] An instrument for measuring the area of any plane figure, however irregular, by passing a tracer around the bounding line; a platometer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
