Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serimeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: serime-ter
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device used for testing the strength of thread or yarn, especially of silk.

Example Sentences

"The elasticity and the tenacity of raw silk are determined by the use of the serimeter."
"The serimeters (Fig. 7) are of both the Henry Baer and Milan Conditioning House type and are mounted in a laboratory having humidity control."
"A serimeter is a machine used for breaking yarn in order to determine its strength and elongation."

Etymology

Borrowed from French sérimètre.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: sérimètre

Inflected Forms

serimeters (plural)

Synonyms

serigraph

Questions

What does serimeter mean?: A device used for testing the strength of thread or yarn, especially of silk.
Where does serimeter come from?: It is traced to French.

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