-imetercomb. form

Primary stress is usually attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. albuminimeter n.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: pelvimeter n.

Etymology: < -imeter (in pelvimeter n., etc.); compare -i- connective and -meter comb. form².Formations are found from the early 19th cent., e.g. acidimeter n., magnetimeter n.

Forming nouns denoting instruments that measure the quality or thing specified by the first element; = -meter comb. form².

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	-imeter
释义	-imetercomb. form Primary stress is usually attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. albuminimeter n. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: pelvimeter n. Etymology: < -imeter (in pelvimeter n., etc.); compare -i- connective and -meter comb. form².Formations are found from the early 19th cent., e.g. acidimeter n., magnetimeter n. Forming nouns denoting instruments that measure the quality or thing specified by the first element; = -meter comb. form². This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. form
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