Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

echometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: echome-ter
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A graduated scale for measuring the duration of sounds and determining the relation of their intervals.

Example Sentences

"nothing would be more advantageous than the use of his general Echometer to determine precisely the duration of measures and of beats"

Etymology

From echo- + -meter.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: echo-
Suffix: -meter

Inflected Forms

echometers (plural)

Questions

What does echometer mean?: A graduated scale for measuring the duration of sounds and determining the relation of their intervals.
Where does echometer come from?: From echo- + -meter.

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