Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reflectometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: re-flec-tome-ter
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument used to measure the reflectance of a surface.

Etymology

Etymology tree English reflect Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- 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 reflectometer From reflect + -o- + -meter.

Inflected Forms

reflectometers (plural)

Derived Forms

spectroreflectometer

Phrases

time-domain reflectometer

Frequently Paired Words

reflectometric

Questions

What does reflectometer mean?: An instrument used to measure the reflectance of a surface.
Where does reflectometer come from?: Etymology tree English reflect Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- 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 reflectometer From reflect + -o- + -meter.

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