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plegometer

plegometer noun: a device for measuring the force of a blow or stroke.

Noun

plegometer (plural plegometers)

  1. (historical) A device for measuring the force of a blow or stroke.
    • In 1839, a meeting of the Miners' Society was held at Redruth, and a wish was expressed that the duty might be calculated on a stroke measured by a plegometer instead of the method of ascertaining the number of strokes by a counter.1897, The Mining Engineer, volume 12, page 550

Forms of plegometer

pluralplegometers

Origin of plegometer

From Ancient Greek πληγή (plēgḗ, “stroke = blow”) + -o- + -meter.

Questions about plegometer

What does plegometer mean?
Plegometer means a device for measuring the force of a blow or stroke.
What part of speech is plegometer?
Plegometer is a noun.
What is the plural of plegometer?
The plural of plegometer is plegometers.

Words near plegometer in the dictionary

  1. pleeease
  2. plegaphonia
  3. plegaphony
  4. plegia
  5. plegias
  6. plegometer
  7. plegometers
  8. pleiad
  9. Pleiadean
  10. Pleiadeans
  11. pleiadene

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