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stenometer

stenometer noun: a device for measuring distances by adjusting a telescope until two distant objects appear to be superimposed.

Noun

stenometer (plural stenometers)

  1. A device for measuring distances by adjusting a telescope until two distant objects appear to be superimposed.

Forms of stenometer

pluralstenometers

Origin of stenometer

From steno- + -meter.

Questions about stenometer

What does stenometer mean?
Stenometer means a device for measuring distances by adjusting a telescope until two distant objects appear to be superimposed.
What part of speech is stenometer?
Stenometer is a noun.
What is the plural of stenometer?
The plural of stenometer is stenometers.

Words near stenometer in the dictionary

  1. stenohaline
  2. stenoid
  3. stenokous
  4. stenoky
  5. stenolaemate
  6. stenometer
  7. stenometers
  8. stenonid
  9. stenonids
  10. stenonite
  11. stenooclusive

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