Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

comptometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: comp-tome-ter
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mechanical or electromechanical calculator; an adding machine without a crank, driven instead by keypress.

Example Sentences

"Another was able to add up correctly the most complicated lists of figures in less time than a comptometer."

Etymology

Genericized trademark of Felt and Tarrant Manufacturing Company, apparently a blend of compute and meter (“measure”).

Inflected Forms

comptometers (plural)

Derived Forms

comptometrist

Questions

What does comptometer mean?: A mechanical or electromechanical calculator; an adding machine without a crank, driven instead by keypress.
Where does comptometer come from?: Genericized trademark of Felt and Tarrant Manufacturing Company, apparently a blend of compute and meter (“measure”).

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