-meter

-meter

See also: meter, metër, Meter, and méter

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, measure).

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Suffix

    -meter (noun-forming suffix, plural -meters)

    1. Used to form the names of measuring devices.

    Usage notes

    • Whereas the spelling of the unit of length varies between British (metre) and American (meter) English, the spelling of this suffix is -meter in both. -metre is a nonstandard alternative form found in British English.
    • Words with the suffix -ometer always have a primary stress on the antepenultimate syllable: barometer, speedometer, tachometer, etc. Words derived from meter (or metre) with a prefix usually have a primary stress on the first syllable: centimeter, millimeter, etc.

    Derived terms

    English terms suffixed with -meter

    Translations

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    German

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, measure).

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -meter m or n (strong, genitive -meters, plural -meter)

    1. -meter

    Declension

    Derived terms

    German terms suffixed with -meter

    Further reading

    • -meter”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • -meter” in Duden online