Snicko
UK/ˈsnɪkəʊ/US/ˈsnɪkoʊ/
Snicko is the clipping of Snickometer.
Meaning of Snickometer
Noun
Snickometer (plural Snickometers)
- a device that combines slow-motion video and a graphical representation of sound waves recorded from stump and pitch microphones to determine whether a small noise (a snick) occurred as the ball passed the bat and/or pad, and thus whether the batsman made contact with the ball.
- In cricket, there is the "third eye" to decide close run-out decisions, and also Channel 4 is introducing a technological innovation called Snickometer designed to end debates whether or not a batsman has actually made contact with the ball.1999 July 7, L. Hibbert, “Decisions you can't argue with”, in Professional Engineering, volume 12, number 13, →ISSN, pages 26–27
Forms of Snicko
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Words that rhyme with Snicko
Questions about Snicko
- What is Snicko the clipping of?
- Snicko is the clipping of Snickometer.
- How do you pronounce Snicko?
- Snicko is pronounced /ˈsnɪkəʊ/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Snicko (page history and authors); Snickometer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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