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Snickometers

Snickometers is the plural of Snickometer.

Meaning of Snickometer

Noun

Snickometer (plural Snickometers)

  1. 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

Questions about Snickometers

What is Snickometers the plural of?
Snickometers is the plural of Snickometer.

Words near Snickometers in the dictionary

  1. snickleway
  2. snickleways
  3. snickling
  4. Snicko
  5. Snickometer
  6. Snickometers
  7. Snickos
  8. snicks
  9. snicks or snees
  10. sniddies
  11. snide

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