pitchmeter
pitchmeter noun: a device, encompassing a clinometer, used for measuring the pitch of a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft.
Noun
pitchmeter (plural pitchmeters)
- A device, encompassing a clinometer, used for measuring the pitch of a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft.
- Synonyms:
- pitchometer
- A device used for measuring the pitch of sounds or human voice.
- This consisted, in essence, of a tape recorder for playing model utterances, a pitchmeter to extract, in real time, the fundamental frequency (pitch) of the model utterances and that of the student and a computer for comparing the output of the student with that of the model.1976 August, E. F. James, “The Acquisition of Prosodic Features of Speech Using a Speech Visualizer”, in International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, volume 14, number 3, →DOI...
Synonyms of pitchmeter
Forms of pitchmeter
| plural | pitchmeters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pitch meter |
Origin of pitchmeter
From pitch + -meter.
Questions about pitchmeter
- What does pitchmeter mean?
- Pitchmeter means a device, encompassing a clinometer, used for measuring the pitch of a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft.
- What part of speech is pitchmeter?
- Pitchmeter is a noun.
- What is the plural of pitchmeter?
- The plural of pitchmeter is pitchmeters.
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