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smell-o-meter

smell-o-meter noun: that which registers the magnitude of odor.

Noun

smell-o-meter (plural smell-o-meters)

  1. (informal) That which registers the magnitude of odor.
    • Perhaps the American Library Association should commission high tech wizards to develop a "smell-o-meter" which could standardize our judgments.1993 May, Anne M. Turner, It Comes with the Territory: Handling Problem Situations in Libraries, McFarland & Company, page 10
    • Somebody needs to invent a "smell-o-meter" for gyms1997 May 7, William Greene, misc.fitness.weights, Usenet

Forms of smell-o-meter

pluralsmell-o-meters

Origin of smell-o-meter

From smell + -o-meter.

Questions about smell-o-meter

What does smell-o-meter mean?
Smell-o-meter means that which registers the magnitude of odor.
What part of speech is smell-o-meter?
Smell-o-meter is a noun.
What is the plural of smell-o-meter?
The plural of smell-o-meter is smell-o-meters.

Words near smell-o-meter in the dictionary

  1. smell-alike
  2. smell-alikes
  3. smell-brain
  4. smell-feast
  5. smell-feasts
  6. smell-o-meter
  7. smell-o-meters
  8. smell-o-rama
  9. smell-o-ramas
  10. smell-o-vision
  11. smell-smock

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