·- A suffix denoting that by which anything is measured; as, barometer, chronometer, dynamometer.
·noun ·Alt. of <<Metre>>. II. Meter ·noun One who, or that which, metes or measures. ·see Coal-mete...
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·add. ·- The illumination given by a standard candle at a distance of one meter; — used as a unit o...
·noun A licensed or official coal measurer in London. ·see <<Meter>>. ...
·add. ·- Any instrument by which electricity can be measured in coulombs. ...
·add. ·noun ·Alt. of <<Phasemeter>>. ...
·add. ·- An instrument for determining the torque on a shaft, and hence the horse power of an engine...
·- A contrivance for measuring a supply of water delivered or received for any purpose, as from a st...