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pantometer

pantometer noun: an instrument for measuring angles for determining elevations, distances, etc. It was a precursor to the graphometer, used mostly in topography.

pantometer: an instrument for measuring angles for determining elevations, distances, etc. It was a precursor...
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Noun

pantometer (plural pantometers)

  1. (historical) An instrument for measuring angles for determining elevations, distances, etc. It was a precursor to the graphometer, used mostly in topography.

Forms of pantometer

pluralpantometers

Origin of pantometer

From panto- + -meter. Compare French pantomètre.

Questions about pantometer

What does pantometer mean?
Pantometer means an instrument for measuring angles for determining elevations, distances, etc. It was a precursor to the graphometer, used mostly in topography.
What part of speech is pantometer?
Pantometer is a noun.
What is the plural of pantometer?
The plural of pantometer is pantometers.

Words near pantometer in the dictionary

  1. pantologist
  2. pantologists
  3. pantology
  4. pantomath
  5. pantomaths
  6. pantometer
  7. pantometers
  8. pantometric
  9. pantometry
  10. pantomime
  11. pantomime horse

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