curvometern.

Brit.

/kəːˈvɒmɪtə/, U.S.

/kərˈvɑmədər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: curve n., -ometer comb. form.

Etymology: < curve n. + -ometer comb. form, perhaps after French curvimètre (1874 in this sense; 1844 or earlier in sense ‘instrument for determining the degree of curvature of the bore of a firearm’).

Any of various instruments used for measuring the length of a curve.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring length > for measuring curved lines or arcs

cyclometer1815

opisometer1854

traveller1873

curvometer1892

1892 Nature 30 June 205/2 Curvometers, planimeters, integrating machines, instruments for solving differential equations.

1927 Arch. Neurol. & Psychiatry 17 194 He estimated the length of the lines obtained with a curvometer.

1963 Hydrobiologia 22 56 The distances to be measured were then drawn on the paper and subsequently measured with a nonius or a curvometer, depending on whether the lines were straight or curved.

2012 Primates 53 7/2 He used a curvometer to obtain a body length.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	curvometer
释义	curvometern. Brit. /kəːˈvɒmɪtə/, U.S. /kərˈvɑmədər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: curve n., -ometer comb. form. Etymology: < curve n. + -ometer comb. form, perhaps after French curvimètre (1874 in this sense; 1844 or earlier in sense ‘instrument for determining the degree of curvature of the bore of a firearm’). Any of various instruments used for measuring the length of a curve. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring length > for measuring curved lines or arcs cyclometer1815 opisometer1854 traveller1873 curvometer1892 1892 Nature 30 June 205/2 Curvometers, planimeters, integrating machines, instruments for solving differential equations. 1927 Arch. Neurol. & Psychiatry 17 194 He estimated the length of the lines obtained with a curvometer. 1963 Hydrobiologia 22 56 The distances to be measured were then drawn on the paper and subsequently measured with a nonius or a curvometer, depending on whether the lines were straight or curved. 2012 Primates 53 7/2 He used a curvometer to obtain a body length. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1892
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