rhythmometer

rhythmometer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ser-?
Proto-Indo-European *srew-
Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s
Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós
Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)bor.
Latin rhythmusder.
English rhythm
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 -ometer
English rhythmometer

    From rhythm + -ometer.

    Noun

    rhythmometer (plural rhythmometers)

    1. (music) An instrument for marking time in music, e.g. a metronome.

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