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goniometer

[ goh-nee-om-i-ter ]

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring solid angles, as of crystals.


goniometer

/ ˌɡəʊnɪˈɒmɪtə; ˌɡəʊnɪəˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring the angles between the faces of a crystal
  2. an instrument consisting of a transformer circuit connected to two directional aerials, used to determine the bearing of a distant radio station
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDzԾˈdzٰ, noun
  • ˌDzԾˈٰ, adverb
  • goniometric, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Ծ··· [goh-nee-, uh, -, me, -trik], n··۾· adjective
  • n··۾··ly adverb
  • n·dz·ٰ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of goniometer1

First recorded in 1760–70; gonio- + -meter
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of goniometer1

C18: via French from Greek ōԾ angle
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Example Sentences

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In use, the goniometer is placed directly opposite to a window, with its axis parallel to the horizontal window-bars, and as far distant as possible.

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He had dreamt vaguely, unsubstantially, the while he had arranged his pressures and temperatures and infinitesimal ingredients, and worked with goniometer and trial models and the new calculating machine he had contrived for his research.

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We bought a goniometer, and Dr. Wollaston, who often dined with us, taught Somerville and me how to use it, by measuring the angles of many of our crystals during the evening.

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I'll bet you a small farm against a plugged nickel that right now he's working his goniometer so hard that it's pivots are getting hot.

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Wollaston in 1812, with the aid of his newly invented reflective goniometer, to be 74� 55′.

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