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▪ I. † stereˈometer1 Obs.
[f. Gr. στερεό-ς solid + -µέτρης measurer.]
One versed in stereometry.
1608R. Norton Stevin's Disme B 3 b, To Land-meaters, Measurers of Tapistry, Stereometers in generall.
▪ II. stereometer2|stɛriːˈɒmɪtə(r)|
[a. F. stéréomètre, f. Gr. στερεὄ-ς solid + -µέτρον: see -meter.]
1. An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of porous or pulverulent bodies, invented by Say, a French officer of engineers, in 1797. Also attrib.
1801Encycl. Brit. Suppl. II. 525/2 Stereometer, an instrument lately invented in France for measuring the volume of a body, however irregular, without plunging it in any liquid. 1856W. H. Miller in Phil. Trans. CXLVI. 799 To construct an instrument on the principle of the Stereometer invented by M. Say for the purpose of determining the specific gravity of gunpowder. Ibid. 801 The stereometer was mounted in a room..at the Mint, September 12, 1843. Ibid. 877 Stereometer observations. 1876Cat. Sci. Appar. S. Kens. 30 Stereometer for ascertaining the density of bodies by determining their volume.
2. An apparatus consisting of a frame of bars and columns with sliding rods and wires, for illustrating problems in solid geometry.
1884Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl.
3. Cartography. Any of various instruments for measuring the parallax of a feature depicted in a stereoscopic pair of aerial photographs.
1911Encycl. Brit. XXV. 900/1 The stereometer may be regarded as a modification of the stereocomparator. 1940C. A. Hart Air Photogr. vi. 178 In order that the stereometer may be moved easily while maintaining a direction parallel to the base-line of the pair of photographs, a parallel-guidance mechanism is often fitted. 1974P. R. Wolf Elem. Photogrammetry viii. 150 Parallaxes of points may be measured stereoscopically. This method employs a stereoscope in conjunction with an instrument called a parallax bar and also..a stereometer. |