accelerometer | (noun) an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets | - |
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actinometer | (noun) an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect) | - |
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actinometric | (adjective) of or related to actinometry | Synonyms: actinometrical |
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actinometrical | (adjective) of or related to actinometry | Synonyms: actinometric |
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actinometry | (noun) measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays) | - |
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algometer | (noun) device for measuring pain caused by pressure | - |
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algometric | (adjective) of or related to algometry | Synonyms: algometrical |
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algometrical | (adjective) of or related to algometry | Synonyms: algometric |
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algometry | (noun) measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure | - |
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allometric | (adjective) relating to or marked by allometry | - |
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allometry | (noun) the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole | - |
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aminomethane | (noun) a methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical | - |
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anemoclinometer | (noun) A type of instrument which measures the inclination of the wind to the horizontal plane. | - |
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anemometer | (noun) a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind | Synonyms: wind gage, wind gauge |
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anemometric | (adjective) pertaining to the measurement of wind speed and direction | Synonyms: anemometrical |
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anemometrical | (adjective) pertaining to the measurement of wind speed and direction | Synonyms: anemometric |
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anemometry | (noun) measuring wind speed and direction | - |
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anisometric | (adjective) having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or measurements | Synonyms: unsymmetrical |
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anisometropia | (noun) difference in the refractive power of the two eyes | - |
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anisometropic | (adjective) relating to a difference in the refractive power of the two eyes | - |
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anthropometric | (adjective) of or relating to anthropometry | Synonyms: anthropometrical |
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anthropometrical | (adjective) of or relating to anthropometry | Synonyms: anthropometric |
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anthropometry | (noun) measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities | - |
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astrometry | (noun) the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies | - |
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atmometer | (noun) an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water | Synonyms: evaporometer |
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audiometer | (noun) an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing | Synonyms: sonometer |
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audiometric | (adjective) of or relating to audiometry | - |
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audiometry | (noun) measuring sensitivity of hearing | - |
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(noun) the measurement of hearing | Synonyms: audiology |
barometer | (noun) an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure | - |
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barometric | (adjective) relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer | Synonyms: barometrical |
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barometrical | (adjective) relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer | Synonyms: barometric |
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bathometer | (noun) an instrument that measures the depth of water | Synonyms: bathymeter |
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biometrics | (noun) a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis | Synonyms: biometry, biostatistics |
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biometry | (noun) a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis | Synonyms: biometrics, biostatistics |
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bolometer | (noun) an instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitive | - |
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bolometric | (adjective) of or relating to a bolometer | - |
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cephalometry | (noun) measurement of human heads | - |
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chronometer | (noun) an accurate clock (especially used in navigation) | - |
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clinometer | (noun) an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation | Synonyms: inclinometer |
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comet | (noun) (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit | - |
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cometary | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a comet | Synonyms: cometic |
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cometic | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a comet | Synonyms: cometary |
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craniometer | (noun) an instrument for measuring skull sizes | - |
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craniometric | (adjective) of or relating to craniometry | Synonyms: craniometrical |
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craniometrical | (adjective) of or relating to craniometry | Synonyms: craniometric |
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craniometry | (noun) the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts | - |
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cryometer | (noun) a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures | - |
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cytophotometer | (noun) a photometer that can be used to locate and identify chemical compounds in a cell by measuring the intensity of the light that passes through stained sections of the cytoplasm | - |
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cytophotometric | (adjective) of or relating to the study of cells by means of a cytophotometer | - |
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cytophotometrically | (adverb) by cytophotometric means | - |
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cytophotometry | (noun) the study of chemical compounds inside a cell by means of a cytophotometer | - |
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declinometer | (noun) an instrument for measuring magnetic declination | Synonyms: transit declinometer |
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densitometer | (noun) a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density | - |
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(noun) a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity | Synonyms: densimeter |
densitometry | (noun) measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission | - |
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dichloromethane | (noun) a nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant | Synonyms: methylene chloride |
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durometer | (noun) An instrument for measuring the degree of hardness; especially, an instrument for testing the relative hardness of steel rails and the like. | - |
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dynamometer | (noun) measuring instrument designed to measure power | Synonyms: ergometer |
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econometric | (adjective) of or relating to econometrics | - |
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econometrician | (noun) an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods | Synonyms: econometrist |
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econometrics | (noun) the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data | - |
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econometrist | (noun) an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods | Synonyms: econometrician |
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electrodynamometer | (noun) measuring instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure current or voltage or power | - |
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electrometer | (noun) meter to measure electrostatic voltage differences; draws no current from the source | - |
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endometrial | (adjective) of or relating to the endometrium | - |
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endometriosis | (noun) the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea | Synonyms: adenomyosis |
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endometritis | (noun) inflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium) | Synonyms: metritis |
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endometrium | (noun) (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition | - |
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ergometer | (noun) measuring instrument designed to measure power | Synonyms: dynamometer |
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eriometer | (noun) An instrument for measuring the diameters of minute particles or fibers, from the size of the colored rings produced by the diffraction of the light in which the objects are viewed. | - |
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eudiometer | (noun) measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between gases | - |
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evaporometer | (noun) an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water | Synonyms: atmometer |
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fathometer | (noun) depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves | Synonyms: sonic depth finder |
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femtometer | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter | Synonyms: femtometre, fermi |
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femtometre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter | Synonyms: femtometer, fermi |
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fetometry | (noun) measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head) | Synonyms: foetometry |
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foetometry | (noun) measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head) | Synonyms: fetometry |
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galvanometer | (noun) meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents | - |
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gasometer | (noun) a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel | Synonyms: gas holder |
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(noun) a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe | Synonyms: gas meter |
geometer | (noun) a mathematician specializing in geometry | Synonyms: geometrician |
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geometric | (adjective) of or relating to or determined by geometry | Synonyms: geometrical |
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(adjective) characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration | Synonyms: geometrical |
geometrical | (adjective) of or relating to or determined by geometry | Synonyms: geometric |
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(adjective) characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration | Synonyms: geometric |
geometrically | (adverb) in a geometric fashion | - |
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(adverb) with respect to geometry | - |
geometrician | (noun) a mathematician specializing in geometry | Synonyms: geometer |
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geometrid | (noun) slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms | Synonyms: geometrid moth |
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geometry | (noun) the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces | - |
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goniometer | (noun) direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals | - |
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haematocolpometra | (noun) accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterus | Synonyms: hematocolpometra |
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hectometer | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters | Synonyms: hectometre, hm |
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hectometre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters | Synonyms: hectometer, hm |
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heliometer | (noun) an instrument used to measure the angular separation of two stars that are too far apart to be included in the field of view of an ordinary telescope | - |
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hematocolpometra | (noun) accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterus | Synonyms: haematocolpometra |
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heterometabolic | (adjective) (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage | Synonyms: heterometabolous |
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heterometabolism | (noun) development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity | Synonyms: heterometaboly |
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heterometabolous | (adjective) (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage | Synonyms: heterometabolic |
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heterometaboly | (noun) development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity | Synonyms: heterometabolism |
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hodometer | (noun) a meter that shows mileage traversed | Synonyms: mileometer, milometer, odometer |
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holometabola | (noun) insects that undergo complete metamorphosis | Synonyms: metabola |
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holometabolic | (adjective) (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis | Synonyms: holometabolous |
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holometabolism | (noun) complete metamorphosis in insects | Synonyms: holometaboly |
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holometabolous | (adjective) (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis | Synonyms: holometabolic |
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