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pleximeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plexime-ter
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something used to absorb the energy generated by the strike from a percussion hammer, during medical percussion. Usually this is simply the doctor's hand.

noun

Something used to absorb the energy generated by the strike from a percussion hammer, during medical percussion. Usually this is simply the doctor's hand.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλῆξις (plêxis, “stroke, percussion”) + -meter.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pleximeters (plural) plexometer (alternative)

Synonyms

plessimeter

Questions

What does pleximeter mean?
Something used to absorb the energy generated by the strike from a percussion hammer, during medical percussion. Usually this is simply the doctor's hand.
Where does pleximeter come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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