单词 | meteorometer |
释义 | meteorometern. An apparatus for receiving and transmitting meteorological readings.In quot. 1842 the reference is to an imaginary instrument of an undefined nature. ΚΠ 1842 Punch 3 20/1 The object of watching the meteorometer was probably to take care of it.] 1868 C. Wheatstone in Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1867 Notices & Abstr. 12 I have..devised a new class of telegraphic meteorometers which shall be independent of clockwork. 1968 Rand Memorandum No. 5624 May 12 The so-called meteorometer..makes meteorological measurements and codes them for radio transmission. 2003 G. Jones Sunspot xxviii. 123 As his meteorometer had predicted, this was a big one. Matt knew that he might easily die in a storm this large and powerful. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1868 |
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