Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snickometer

/ˌsnɪkˈɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: snick-ome-ter
IPA: /ˌsnɪkˈɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a device that combines slow-motion video and a graphical representation of sound waves recorded from stump and pitch microphones to determine whether a small noise (a snick) occurred as the ball passed the bat and/or pad, and thus whether the batsman made contact with the ball.

Example Sentences

"In cricket, there is the "third eye" to decide close run-out decisions, and also Channel 4 is introducing a technological innovation called Snickometer designed to end debates whether or not a batsman has actually made contact with the ball."
"Alongside the snickometer moments there was the Saturday morning Roadshow, the Analyst, Jargonbusting, a sympathetic interview, an orginal feature, an e-mail question answered."
"And we have the Snickometer to put beyond doubt whether the batsman touched the ball with his bat or gloves and not his ear or his arse."

Etymology

From snick + -ometer.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: snick

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌsnɪkˈɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

Snickometers (plural)

Derived Forms

Snicko

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

How do you pronounce snickometer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsnɪkˈɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/.
What does snickometer mean?: a device that combines slow-motion video and a graphical representation of sound waves recorded from stump and pitch microphones to determine whether a small noise (a snick) occurred as the ball passed the bat and/or pad, and thus whether the batsman made contact with the ball.
Where does snickometer come from?: From snick + -ometer.

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