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peirameter

peirameter noun: a dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.

Noun

peirameter (plural peirameters)

  1. (dated) A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.
    • if, then, the peirameter be drawn forward, the carriage which moves the easiest will get before the other1816, R. B. Bryan, Thomas Brown, F. Fox, “Report […] on the Experiments upon Wheel-carriages […] ”, in Philosophical Magazine

Forms of peirameter

pluralpeirameters

Origin of peirameter

From Ancient Greek πεῖρα (peîra, “a trial”) + -meter.

Questions about peirameter

What does peirameter mean?
Peirameter means a dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.
What part of speech is peirameter?
Peirameter is a noun.
What is the plural of peirameter?
The plural of peirameter is peirameters.

Words near peirameter in the dictionary

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