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Webster 1913 Edition
-meter
-me′ter
.[L.
metrum
measure, or the allied Gr. [GREEK]. See Meter
rhythm.] A suffix denoting that by which anything is measured;
as, baro
. meter
, chronometer
, dynamometer
Definition 2024
-meter
-meter
English
Suffix
-meter
Usage notes
- Whereas the spelling of the unit of length varies between British (metre) and American (meter) English, the spelling of this suffix is -meter in both. -metre is a nonstandard alternative form found in British English.
- Words with the suffix -ometer always has a primary stress on the antepenultimate syllable: barometer, speedometer, tachometer, etc. Words derived from meter (or metre) with a prefix usually have a primary stress on the first syllable: centimeter, millimeter, etc.
Derived terms
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Terms derived from -meter
Translations
used to form a measuring device