Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dioptometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: diop-tome-ter
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument used to measure ocular refraction, in order to prescribe corrective lenses.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Ancient Greek ὀπτός (optós)der. English opto- English -meter English dioptometer From di- + opto- + -meter.

Inflected Forms

dioptometers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dioptometric dioptometry

Questions

What does dioptometer mean?: An instrument used to measure ocular refraction, in order to prescribe corrective lenses.
Where does dioptometer come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Ancient Greek ὀπτός (optós)der. English opto- English -meter English dioptometer From di- + opto- + -meter.

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