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Meaning of "stadiometer" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STADIOMETER

From stadio-, from stadium + -meter.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STADIOMETER

stadiometer  [ˌsteɪdɪˈɒmɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STADIOMETER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stadiometer 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 STADIOMETER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stadiometer

A stadiometer is a piece of medical equipment used for measuring human height. It is usually constructed out of a ruler and a sliding horizontal headpiece which is adjusted to rest on the top of the head. Stadiometers are used in routine medical examinations and also clinical tests and experiments. Devices with similar concept, although with higher resolutions, are used in industrial metrology applications, where they are called height gauges.

Definition of stadiometer in the English dictionary

The definition of stadiometer in the dictionary is an instrument that measures the length of curves, dashes, etc, by running a toothed wheel along them.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STADIOMETER


absorptiometer
əbˌsɔːpʃɪˈɒmɪtə
areometer
ˌɛərɪˈɒmɪtə
audiometer
ˌɔːdɪˈɒmɪtə
biometer
baɪˈɒmɪtə
effusiometer
ɪˌfjuːzɪˈɒmɪtə
eudiometer
ˌjuːdɪˈɒmɪtə
geometer
dʒɪˈɒmɪtə
goniometer
ˌɡəʊnɪˈɒmɪtə
gradiometer
ˌɡrædɪˈɒmɪtə
heliometer
ˌhiːlɪˈɒmɪtə
opsiometer
ˌɒpsɪˈɒmɪtə
pluviometer
ˌpluːvɪˈɒmɪtə
potentiometer
pəˌtɛnʃɪˈɒmɪtə
pyrheliometer
pəˌhiːlɪˈɒmɪtə
radiogoniometer
ˌreɪdɪəʊˌɡəʊnɪˈɒmɪtə
radiometer
ˌreɪdɪˈɒmɪtə
rheometer
rɪˈɒmɪtə
taseometer
ˌtæsɪˈɒmɪtə
tensiometer
ˌtɛnsɪˈɒmɪtə
variometer
ˌvɛərɪˈɒmɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STADIOMETER

stactometer
stadda
staddle
staddlestone
stadholder
stadholderate
stadholdership
stadia
stadia hairs
stadial
stadium
stadtholder
stadtholderate
stadtholdership
staff
staff association
staff canteen
staff college
staff corporal
staff discount

WORDS THAT END LIKE STADIOMETER

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

Synonyms and antonyms of stadiometer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stadiometer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STADIOMETER

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

Translator English - Chinese

测距仪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estadiómetro
570 millions of speakers

English

stadiometer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stadiometer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صتدمتر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ростомер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estadiômetro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stadiometer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

toise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stadiometer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stadiometer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スタジオメーター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스타 디오 미터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stadiometer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

stadiometer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stadiometer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टेडीमीटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Stadiometre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stadiometro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Stadiometer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ростомір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stadiometer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σταδιόμετρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stadiometer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stadio
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stadio
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stadiometer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STADIOMETER»

The term «stadiometer» is normally little used and occupies the 126.069 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STADIOMETER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stadiometer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stadiometer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STADIOMETER»

Discover the use of stadiometer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stadiometer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Anthropometrica: A Textbook of Body Measurement for Sports ...
Equipment In the laboratory a stadiometer should be mounted on a wall and used in conjunction with a right-angled head board which is at least 6 cm wide and which can be placed firmly on the subject's head while fixed to the stadiometer.
Kevin Norton, Tim Olds, 1996
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Applied Anatomy and Biomechanics in Sport
Different makes are available; those in parentheses are recommended by ISAK. • Length assessment — stadiometer. anthropometer (Siber-Hegner GPM), segmometer (Rosscraft) • Body mass assessment — a beam-type balance scale or ...
Timothy R. Ackland, Bruce Elliott, John Bloomfield, 2009
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Human Evolutionary Biology
HARPENDEN STADIOMETER This stadiometer is a counter recording instrument in which the counter gives a reading in millimeters over a range of 600–2100mm. It is wall-mounted and made of light alloy with a wooden headboard fixed to a ...
Michael P. Muehlenbein, 2010
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Methods in Human Growth Research
Stadiometers The stadiometer is composed of a horizontal headboard and vertical backboard. The backboard must be so designed that it maintains a vertical position whether free-standing or wall-mounted and the headboard must always ...
Roland C. Hauspie, Noël Cameron, Luciano Molinari, 2004
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The Easy Guide to OSCEs for Final Year Medical Students
Ask the patient to stand against the stadiometer with their heels pressed against the wall while facing away from the wall. Ask the patient to lift their chin so that their external auditory meatus is at the same horizontal plane as the lateral canthus ...
Nazmul Akunjee, Muhammed Akunjee, 2007
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Sports Nutrition: A Practice Manual for Professionals
Equipment A stadiometer (a vertical measurement board or rod with a horizontal headpiece) may be used to measure standing height following this procedure (26 ): 1. The client is measured while standing on a flat horizontal surface that is at a  ...
Marie Dunford, 2006
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Infant Respiratory Function Testing
Length should be measured supine using a stadiometer. A tape measure should never be used. • Small infants tend to be disturbed by being straightened for length measurements and consequently it may be preferable to perform such ...
Janet Stocks, 1996
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ADA Pocket Guide to Pediatric Nutrition Assessment
Measurement of Standing Height/Stature Stadiometer Method Beginning at age 24 months, standing height, or stature, may be measured to the nearest 1 mm ( 0.1 cm) or 1⁄8 inch using a wall-mounted stadiometer (a vertical board with an ...
Beth L. Leonberg, 2008
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Contemporary Ergonomics: Ergonomics For Industry
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRECISION SEATED STADIOMETER FOR MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF VIBRATION ON THE HUMAN SPINE TAHSEEN JAFRY and CHRISTINE M HASLEGRAVE Dept of Manufacturing Engineering and ...
E. J. Lovesay, 1992
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Encyclopedia of Biometrics: I - Z.
While height could be just as easily acquired using a stadiometer, it is found that the same measuring method (photo- grammetry) should be used for comparing perpetrator and suspect. While at first glance stadiometer-measured stature might  ...
Stan Z. Li, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STADIOMETER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stadiometer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Comparison of fruit and vegetable intakes during weight loss in …
Height was measured to 0.1 cm using a Harpenden portable stadiometer (Holtain Limited, Dyfed, Britain). Weight was measured in light clothing, without shoes, ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Reliability of a food menu to measure energy and macronutrient …
Standing height (wall stadiometer) and body weight (digital scale) were measured according to standardized procedures in the morning of the first testing visit, ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
Influence of breastfeeding on retinal vessel calibers in school-age …
Height was measured to the nearest 0.1 cm by a stadiometer (Holtain Limited, Crosswell, Crymych, UK). Weight was measured to the nearest gram using an ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Height was measured to the nearest inch using the Digi-kit stadiometer by Measurement Concepts and Quick Medical (North Bend, WA, USA). To ensure ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
5
The P2 promoter of the IGF1 gene is a major epigenetic locus for GH …
Trained nurses performed height measurements in duplicate using the Harpenden stadiometer. Blood samples were obtained before onset of GH treatment. «Nature.com, Apr 15»
6
Social, dietary and clinical correlates of oedema in children with …
Maternal weight was measured using a digital scale with a precision of 100 g and height measured with a precision of 1 mm using a wall-mounted stadiometer. «BMC Blogs Network, Mar 15»
7
QuickMedical Launches Instructional Videos on the New 235 D …
In 2014 QuickMedical launched an update of its flagship product the 235D Heightronic digital stadiometer. Today QuickMedical announces the release of new ... «PR Web, Mar 15»
8
Riff-Raff's Guide to Self-Reconciliation
Your mother scoffed at the doctor when, post-puberty, your head climbed higher and higher on the stadiometer every visit. Your mother loves to be right. «Skidmore News, Feb 15»
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QuickMedical Adds Celox First Aid Hemostatic Agents to FSS Contract
... Platform Scale on FSS contract at QuickMedical The new Heightronic 235DThe Heightronic 235D is the latest update to the world's first digital stadiometer. «PR Web, Aug 14»
10
Generation Next: what happened to irresponsible youth?
Although I'm in my early twenties, I'm often mistaken for someone in their mid-teens. Only just brushing past the 4' 11'' mark on the stadiometer at my local GP, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»

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