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ohmmeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
ohm-me-ter
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portable device for measuring relatively small values of electrical resistance.

Etymology

Etymology tree English ohm Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English ohmmeter From ohm + -meter.

Inflected Forms

ohmmeters (plural)

Derived Forms

megohmmeter microhmmeter

Questions

What does ohmmeter mean?
A portable device for measuring relatively small values of electrical resistance.
Where does ohmmeter come from?
Etymology tree English ohm Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English ohmmeter From ohm + -meter.

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