sonometer

sonometer

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os
Latin sonus
English sono-
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 sonometer

    From sono- + -meter.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ)

    Noun

    sonometer (plural sonometers)

    1. An audiometer (device for gauging the hearing).
    2. An instrument for measuring sounds or their intervals by means of a sounding board with strings stretched above it, movable bridges, and weights for varying the tension.

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