Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pitchmeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pitch-me-ter
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device, encompassing a clinometer, used for measuring the pitch of a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft.

noun

A device used for measuring the pitch of sounds or human voice.

Example Sentences

"This consisted, in essence, of a tape recorder for playing model utterances, a pitchmeter to extract, in real time, the fundamental frequency (pitch) of the model utterances and that of the student and a computer for comparing the output of the student with that of the model."

Etymology

From pitch + -meter.

Inflected Forms

pitchmeters (plural) pitch meter (alternative)

Synonyms

pitchometer

Questions

What does pitchmeter mean?: A device, encompassing a clinometer, used for measuring the pitch of a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft.
Where does pitchmeter come from?: From pitch + -meter.

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