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▪ I. polymeter|pəˈlɪmɪtə(r)|
[mod. f. poly- + -meter: in F. polymètre.]
A technical or trade name given to various measuring devices.
Among these are: a. ‘An instrument for measuring angles’ (Knight Dict. Mech. 1875). b. An apparatus for testing the distance between railway rails, and detecting inequalities of elevation [= F. polymètre, of Couturier 1879]. c. A form of hygrometer with thermometer and tables of dew-points, etc., attached (Funk's Stand. Dict.).
▪ II. polymeter
var. polymetre. |