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opisometer

/ɒpɪˈsɒmɪtə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
opi-some-ter
IPA
/ɒpɪˈsɒmɪtə(ɹ)/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device for measuring the length of curved lines, such as on a map.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀπίσω (opísō, “backward”) + -meter.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

opisometers (plural)

Synonyms

curvimeter meilograph map measurer

Questions

How do you pronounce opisometer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɒpɪˈsɒmɪtə(ɹ)/.
What does opisometer mean?
A device for measuring the length of curved lines, such as on a map.
Where does opisometer come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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