-meter en · X
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /-mɪ.təɾ/ (Scotland)
- /-mɪ.ʈəɾ/ (India)
- /-mɪ.tə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /-mɪ.təɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /-mɪ.ʈɜː(ɾ)/ (India)
- -mĭ-tər
- /-mə.tə/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter Borrowed from French -mètre, a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron).
Meanings
- (morpheme) Used to form the names of measuring devices.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| -meters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| -o-meter | alternative | lexicographic | |
| -metre | UK, alternative, nonstandard | lexicographic | |
| -ometer | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
potentiometer · osmometer · hemacytometer · ceilometer · transmissometer · velocimeter · spherometer · turbidimeter · ultramicrometer · salometer · urinometer · pedometer · speedometer · densitometer · densimeter · strainometer · manometer · salimeter · tensiometer · viscosimeter · dynamometer · pluviometer · sphygmomanometer · tensimeter · volumeter · dilatometer · tachometer · solarimeter · pulsometer · odometer · microdensitometer · esthesiometer · tellurometer · pyrheliometer · taximeter · respirometer · rheogoniometer · spectrophotometer · sclerometer · zymometer · extensometer · hemocytometer · voltammeter · penetrometer · erythrocytometer · sensitometer · barometer · saccharimeter · vinometer · colorimeter · salinometer · reflectometer · variometer
Translations (30)
pl -mierz (used to form a measuring device) · da -meter (used to form a measuring device) · ka -მეტრი (used to form a measuring device) · ca -metre (used to form a measuring device) · es -metro (used to form a measuring device) · fi -metri (used to form a measuring device) · he ־מטר (used to form a measuring device) · fr -mètre (used to form a measuring device) · ga -méadar (used to form a measuring device) · ru -метр (used to form a measuring device) · pl -metr (used to form a measuring device) · de -meter (used to form a measuring device) · gl -metro (used to form a measuring device) · ru -ме́р (used to form a measuring device) · nl -meter (used to form a measuring device) · el -μετρο (used to form a measuring device) · ja 計 (used to form a measuring device) · ast -metru (used to form a measuring device) · pt -metro (used to form a measuring device) · kmr -pîv (used to form a measuring device) · ro -metru (used to form a measuring device) · sv -meter (used to form a measuring device) · az ölçən (used to form a measuring device) · prs ـسَنْج (used to form a measuring device) · fa-ira ـسَنْج (used to form a measuring device) · he מַד־ (used to form a measuring device) · ko 계 (used to form a measuring device) · hu -mérő (used to form a measuring device) · ckb -پێو (used to form a measuring device) · it -metro (used to form a measuring device)