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Meaning of "Comptometer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPTOMETER

Comptometer  [kɒmpˈtɒmɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPTOMETER

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Comptometer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMPTOMETER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Comptometer

Comptometer

The comptometer was the first commercially successful key-driven mechanical calculator, patented in the USA by Dorr E. Felt in 1887. A key-driven calculator is extremely fast because each key adds or subtracts its value to the accumulator as soon as it is pressed and a skilled operator can enter all of the digits of a number simultaneously, using as many fingers as required, making them sometimes faster to use than electronic calculators. Consequently, in specialized applications, comptometers remained in use in limited numbers into the early 1990s, but with the exception of museum pieces, they have all now been superseded by electronic calculators and computers. Manufactured without interruption from 1887 to the mid-1970s it was constantly improved; first it was made faster and more reliable, then a line of electro-mechanical models was added in the 1930s, but especially it was the first mechanical calculator to receive an all-electronic calculator engine in 1961, with the ANITA Mark VII model released by Sumlock Comptometer, therefore creating the link in between the mechanical and the electronic calculator industries.

Definition of Comptometer in the English dictionary

The definition of Comptometer in the dictionary is ® a high-speed calculating machine: superseded by electronic calculators.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPTOMETER


cytometer
saɪˈtɒmɪtə
densitometer
ˌdɛnsɪˈtɒmɪtə
diffractometer
ˌdɪfrækˈtɒmɪtə
dilatometer
ˌdɪləˈtɒmɪtə
erythrocytometer
ɪˌrɪθrəʊsaɪˈtɒmɪtə
haemocytometer
ˌhiːməʊsaɪˈtɒmɪtə
hemacytometer
ˌhiːməsaɪˈtɒmɪtə
hemocytometer
ˌhiːməʊsaɪˈtɒmɪtə
keratometer
ˌkɛrəˈtɒmɪtə
lactometer
lækˈtɒmɪtə
magnetometer
ˌmæɡnɪˈtɒmɪtə
olfactometer
ˌɒlfækˈtɒmɪtə
photometer
fəʊˈtɒmɪtə
pneumatometer
ˌnjuːməˈtɒmɪtə
reflectometer
ˌriːflɛkˈtɒmɪtə
refractometer
ˌriːfrækˈtɒmɪtə
sensitometer
ˌsɛnsɪˈtɒmɪtə
spectrophotometer
ˌspɛktrəʊfəʊˈtɒmɪtə
staktometer
stækˈtɒmɪtə
tintometer
tɪnˈtɒmɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPTOMETER

Compton
Compton effect
Compton-Burnett
comptroller
Comptroller General

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPTOMETER

accelerometer
barometer
centimeter
Demeter
diameter
dosimeter
meter
micrometer
millimeter
multimeter
nanometer
odometer
parameter
perimeter
peter
potentiometer
spectrometer
speedometer
tachometer
thermometer
voltmeter

Synonyms and antonyms of Comptometer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Comptometer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPTOMETER

Find out the translation of Comptometer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Comptometer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Comptometer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Comptometer
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comptometer
570 millions of speakers

English

Comptometer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Comptometer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Comptometer
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Comptometer
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Comptometer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যোগবিয়োগের হিসাবী যন্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Comptometer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Comptometer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rechenautomat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Comptometer
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고속도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Comptometer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

máy tính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காம்டோமீட்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉम्पटमामीटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Comptometer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calcolatrice
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Comptometer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Comptometer
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Comptometer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Comptometer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Comptometer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Comptometer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Comptometer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Comptometer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPTOMETER»

The term «Comptometer» is normally little used and occupies the 110.456 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPTOMETER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Comptometer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPTOMETER»

Discover the use of Comptometer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Comptometer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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ABA Journal
now... erase errors magnetically as you DICTATE with the new COMPTOMETER ® magnetic Dictation Machine Here is the greatest improvement in dictation's 68 year history! Dictate long briefs, trust agreements, complicated wills, as easy as ...
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ABA Journal
Reason is, you never touch the Comptometer commander. Briefs, wills, reports, forms, trust agreements, letters, are handled as easily as talking to an old friend because ALL controls are in the palm of your hand. The same machine serves as  ...
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ABA Journal
The new mptom Commander "Makes Dictation Easy as Talking to an Old Friend" Try it FREE in your office Om ptometsr — B etter products . TO better busin Comptometer COMPTOGRAPH "202" —No lost hand motion. More fine features than ...
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ABA Journal
Mail Coupon Today. orporation J - New Comptometer Custom- atic — World's fastest way to figure . . . now faster than ever. Try it Free on your own work. Mail coupon. Comptometer Comptograph "220M" with new multiplication key - more ...
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ABA Journal
now... erase errors magnetically as you DICTATE with the new COMPTOMETER ® magnetic Dictation Machine Here is the greatest improvement in dictation's 68 year history! Dictate long briefs, trust agreements, complicated wills, as easy as ...
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ABA Journal
now... erase errors magnetically as you DICTATE with the new COMPTOMETER ® magnetic Dictation Machine Here is the greatest improvement in dictation's 68 year history! Dictate long briefs, trust agreements, complicated wills, as easy as ...
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ABA Journal
now... erase errors magnetically as you DICTATE with the new COMPTOMETER ® magnetic Dictation Machine Here is the greatest improvement in dictation's 68 year history! Dictate long briefs, trust agreements, complicated wills, as easy as ...
8
Across Ocean
Right next week my elder brother took me to Sumlock Comptometer School on my request and I joined the course. After two weeks gone by in evening night classes, I came to know that course is also available full time, could be completed in ...
Sukhdev Kaur Dhade
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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1973: January-June
VICTOR COMPTOMETER CORP. Electronic display calculator: course for models 18-1441, 18- 1442, 18-1541, 18-1542. See VICTOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INSTITUTE. Electronic printing calculator: course for models 18-3440, 18- ...
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1975
10
ABA Journal
Find out for yourself how the New Comptometer COMMANDER enables you to breeze through your daily dictation and get a lot more done. Mail Coupon Today. ^ omptometer ^'"^'c orporatioi New Comptometer Custom- atic - World's fastest ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPTOMETER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Comptometer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mary Reynolds
She later attended comptometer school in St. Louis, Mo. Soon after, she began working for Owens Glass Company. She later worked for ... «The Western News, Jul 15»
2
Lougheed House exhibit studies Alberta's history through the daring …
In the mid-1920s, Dewie Lewis worked as a comptometer operator at Imperial Oil in Edmonton. While working in offices was still somewhat ... «Calgary Herald, Jun 15»
3
Mary Elizabeth Crawford Allen Jackson, 80, former Daily News and …
The marriage ended in divorce, and Mary attended a trade school to learn to operate a comptometer - an accounting device that preceded the ... «Philly.com, May 15»
4
Elizabeth 'Betty' Halverson
After high school she attended Hamilton Business College and later worked in the Mason City office of the Standard Oil Co. as a comptometer ... «Mason City Globe Gazette, May 15»
5
Eleanor H. Wood
She then went to Cleveland Business School (Comptometer School) for two years. She worked in the office at General Motors in Elyria from ... «Chronicle-Telegram, May 15»
6
Watt Brothers boss keeps family ethos alive in modern retail world
He said: "Some of the older ladies on the comptometer could beat you even if you had a calculator." At the age of 26 Mr Watt took over as ... «Herald Scotland, May 15»
7
Kathy was town's pride
Laurie added: “She worked in the comptometer department and would calculate specifications for the hulls of warships.” During difficult years of ... «Bridlington Today, May 15»
8
Barrington massage therapist charged for second time with sex assault
... workers, settlement houses, maintenance men, YMCA staff workers, stock clerks, shipping clerks, gardeners and comptometer operators.”. «Chicago Sun-Times - Breaking News, Apr 15»
9
The Tudor Era: The man who came to learn, and stayed to lead
The father-of-two, born to mining surveyor Jim and comptometer operator Beryl, says it has not been difficult to have political gusto for an area ... «Plymouth Herald, Mar 15»
10
Barrington massage therapist charged with sex assault
... workers, settlement houses, maintenance men, YMCA staff workers, stock clerks, shipping clerks, gardeners and comptometer operators.”. «Chicago Sun-Times, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Comptometer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/comptometer>. Apr 2024 ».
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