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platymeter

platymeter noun: an apparatus for measuring the capacity of condensers, or the inductive capacity of dielectrics.

Noun

platymeter (plural platymeters)

  1. (historical) An apparatus for measuring the capacity of condensers, or the inductive capacity of dielectrics.

Forms of platymeter

pluralplatymeters

Origin of platymeter

From platy- + -meter.

Questions about platymeter

What does platymeter mean?
Platymeter means an apparatus for measuring the capacity of condensers, or the inductive capacity of dielectrics.
What part of speech is platymeter?
Platymeter is a noun.
What is the plural of platymeter?
The plural of platymeter is platymeters.

Words near platymeter in the dictionary

  1. platykurtosis
  2. platykurtotic
  3. platymeria
  4. platymeric
  5. platymery
  6. platymeter
  7. platymeters
  8. platynite
  9. platynotan
  10. platynotans
  11. platynotid

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