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Meaning of "tellurometer" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TELLUROMETER

From Latin tellūs the earth + -meter.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TELLUROMETER

tellurometer  [ˌtɛljʊˈrɒmɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TELLUROMETER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tellurometer 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 TELLUROMETER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tellurometer

Tellurometer

The Tellurometer was the first successful microwave electronic distance measurement equipment. The name derives from the Greek tellus, meaning Earth. Typical distance measurements were between mountain tops...

Definition of tellurometer in the English dictionary

The definition of tellurometer in the dictionary is an electronic instrument for measuring distances of up to about 30 miles that consists of two units, one at each end of the distance to be measured, between which radio waves are transmitted.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TELLUROMETER


accelerometer
ækˌsɛləˈrɒmɪtə
aerometer
ɛəˈrɒmɪtə
barometer
bəˈrɒmɪtə
chlorometer
klɔːˈrɒmɪtə
decelerometer
dɪˌsɛləˈrɒmɪtə
durometer
dʊəˈrɒmɪtə
evaporometer
ɪˌvæpəˈrɒmɪtə
fluorometer
ˌflʊəˈrɒmɪtə
interferometer
ˌɪntəfəˈrɒmɪtə
katharometer
ˌkæθəˈrɒmɪtə
micropyrometer
ˌmaɪkrəʊpaɪˈrɒmɪtə
pyrometer
paɪˈrɒmɪtə
respirometer
ˌrɛspɪˈrɒmɪtə
saccharometer
ˌsækəˈrɒmɪtə
sclerometer
sklɪəˈrɒmɪtə
spectrofluorometer
ˌspɛktrəʊˌflʊəˈrɒmɪtə
spherometer
sfɪəˈrɒmɪtə
spirometer
spaɪˈrɒmɪtə
thermobarometer
ˌθɜːməʊbəˈrɒmɪtə
weatherometer
ˌweðəˈrɒmɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TELLUROMETER

telling
telling off
tellingly
tellinoid
telltale
tellural
tellurate
telluretted
tellurian
telluric
telluric acid
telluride
tellurion
tellurise
tellurite
tellurium
tellurize
tellurous
Tellus
telly

WORDS THAT END LIKE TELLUROMETER

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

Synonyms and antonyms of tellurometer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tellurometer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TELLUROMETER

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

Translator English - Chinese

tellurometer
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

telurómetro
570 millions of speakers

English

tellurometer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tellurometer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tellurometer
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tellurometer
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tellurometer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tellurometer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

telluromètre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tellurometer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tellurometer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tellurometer
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tellurometer
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tellurometer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tellurometer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tellurometer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेलूरोमीटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tellurometer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tellurometro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tellurometer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tellurometer
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tellurometer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tellurometer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tellurometer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tellurometer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tellurometer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tellurometer

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TELLUROMETER»

The term «tellurometer» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.393 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of tellurometer
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TELLUROMETER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tellurometer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tellurometer» 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 tellurometer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TELLUROMETER»

Discover the use of tellurometer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tellurometer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Scientist
Peter Goodchild British Broadcasting Corporation Kensington House Richmond Way London W14 OAX Tellurometer Sir, — The article "The measure of plate tectonics" (vol 69, p 110), while interesting and informative, nevertheless contains a ...
2
U.S. Geological Survey Circular
Distance from the initial point on right or left bank was measured with tellurometer equipment under the direct supervision of G. R. Staeffler, U.S. Geological Survey. The master tellurometer was set up on the fore- deck of the corvette ...
‎1962
3
Geological Survey Circular
Distance from the initial point on right or left bank was measured with tellurometer equipment under the direct supervision of G. R. Staeffler, U.S. Geological Survey. The master tellurorneter was set up on the fore- deck of the corvette ...
‎1963
4
Amazon River Investigations: Reconnaissance Measurements of ...
Distance from the initial point on right or left bank was measured with tellurometer equipment under the direct supervision of G. R. Staeffler, U.S. Geological Survey. The master tellurometer was set up on the fore- deck of the corvette ...
Roy Edwin Oltman, 1964
5
Summary of Developed and Potential Waterpower of the United ...
Distance from the initial point on right or left bank was measured with tellurometer equipment under the direct supervision of G. R. Staeffler, U.S. Geological Survey. The master tellurometer was set up on the fore- deck of the corvette ...
Loyd L. Young, 1964
6
A Study of Measurements Made with the Model MRA-l Tellurometer
The purpose of this study was to investigate the accuracy of the Model MRA-1 Tellurometer.
William Hunt Burger, 1965
7
New Scientist
The Tellurometer, a South African microwave equipment for measuring distances , has largely replaced traditional surveying methods, and has made field work both speedier and more economical by A. S. Macdonald Directorate oj Overseas  ...
8
Tellurometer
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Bartholomei Timotheos Crispinus, 2012
9
The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964
Bureau of Land Management FIGURE 294 Tellurometer making distance measurements to buildings in downtown Anchorage. Measurements were also taken from location on the mountain in the background. merits were made with a Wilt T-2 ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Alaska Earthquake, 1968
10
Surveying
Some of the latest equipments used are geodimeter, tellurometer, mekenometer and distomat. The latest developments in EDM equipment provide plug-in recording modules capable of recording many thousand blocks of data for direct  ...
S. K. Duggal, 2013

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TELLUROMETER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tellurometer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
South African innovation threatened by emigration
... 1950); the Tellurometer (Dr Trevor Wadley, 1959), which was as helpful in accurately determining distances via microwave technology as its name is difficult to ... «News24, Jun 15»
2
Innovation: Carrier-Phase RF Ranging
The first terrestrial electromagnetic-distance-measurement or EDM device using microwave signals was the Tellurometer. Developed for surveying in 1954, ... «GPS World magazine, Jun 15»
3
10 reasons to be proudly South African
The Tellurometer: This is the first successful microwave electronic distance measurement equipment invented by Dr. Trevor Wadley from the South African ... «Citizen, Mar 15»
4
Max Clarke: How will future historians judge Eskom et al?
It was he who turned land surveying on its head with the development of the Tellurometer about 60 years ago. Not only did his invention make land surveying ... «BizNews, Dec 14»
5
A much-needed, different perspective of SA
Used mainly for land surveying, the tellurometer (microwave distance-measuring device) was invented by Dr. Trevor Lloyd Wadley of the Telecommunications ... «News24, Jan 14»
6
SA's Sheffel Bogie keeps on rolling
In 1976, together with Dr Trevor Wadley (inventor of the Tellurometer), he received the Gold Medal of the Associated Scientific and Technical Societies of South ... «Independent Online, Apr 11»
7
Great South African inventions go on show
Other South African inventions on show are the tellurometer, the first commercial microwave distance-measuring device, used mainly for land surveying, the ... «Independent Online, Aug 04»

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