Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peoplemeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peo-pleme-ter
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device installed in a household to track which occupants watch which television shows, for the purpose of measuring viewing habits in the population.

Example Sentences

"These machines could not indicate if anyone was actually sitting in front of the TV watching it. But new machines called peoplemeters can tell which members of the family are watching […]"
"[…] a peoplemeter-like box to measure viewing […]"

Etymology

people + -meter

Word Breakdown

Suffix: people

Inflected Forms

peoplemeters (plural) people meter (alternative)

Questions

What does peoplemeter mean?: A device installed in a household to track which occupants watch which television shows, for the purpose of measuring viewing habits in the population.
Where does peoplemeter come from?: people + -meter

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