declinometer

declinometer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English decline
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Hellenic *-tron
Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)
Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der.
English -meter
English declinometer

    From decline + -o- + -meter.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdɛklɪˈnɒmətə(ɹ)/

    Noun

    declinometer (plural declinometers)

    1. An instrument for measuring magnetic declination.

    References

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