an instrument for measuring the frequency or wavelength of radio waves
wavemeter in American English
(ˈweivˌmitər)
noun
a device for measuring the wavelength or frequency of a radio wave
Word origin
[1900–05; wave + -meter]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: burnout, decompression, desensitize, geopolitics, internship-meter is a combining form meaning “measure,” used in the names of instruments measuringquantity, extent, degree, etc. Other words that use the affix -meter include: chronometer, gravimeter, manometer, nephelometer, telemeter