Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pulsimeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pul-sime-ter
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sphygmograph.

noun

Any of various devices designed to monitor someone's pulse.

Example Sentences

"In order not to affect users' habits of using mobiles and to avoid the electromagnetic interference effects of the pacemaker, we have designed a wristable sphygmomanometer and pulsimeter which uses bluetooth power class II [7,8] as the device for short-distance transmission."
"The pulsimeter consisted of a leaden bob attached to a long thread, the length of which could be adjusted gradually until the rate of oscillation of the pendulum thus formed coincided with the patient's pulse-beat."

Etymology

From pulse + -meter.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pulse

Inflected Forms

pulsimeters (plural)

Questions

What does pulsimeter mean?: A sphygmograph.
Where does pulsimeter come from?: From pulse + -meter.

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