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goniometer

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌɡoʊ.niˈɔ.mə.tɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˌɡoʊ.niˈɑ.mə.tɚ/
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˈɡɑ.niˌɑ.mə.tɚ/
  • CMU ARPABET: G OW2 N IY0 AA1 M AH0 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A device used to measure angles.

A device used to measure the angles of joints commonly used in orthopedics and physical therapy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A device used to measure angles.

A device used to measure the angles of crystals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A device used to measure angles.

An arthrometer (device for measuring the arc or range of mobility of a joint).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A radio direction finder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: direction finder

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Hellenic *gónu Ancient Greek γόνῠ (gónŭ)der. Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ (gōníā)der. English gonio- Proto-Indo-European *meh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English goniometer From gonio- + -meter.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: këndmatës — device to measure angles
  • Arabic: مِنْقَل (minqal) — device to measure angles
  • Azerbaijani: bucaqölçən — device to measure angles
  • Bulgarian: ъгломе́р (ǎglomér) — device to measure angles
  • Bulgarian: гониоме́тър (goniométǎr) — device to measure angles
  • Catalan: goniòmetre — device to measure angles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 測角儀 /测角仪 (cèjiǎoyí) — device to measure angles
  • Finnish: goniometri — device to measure angles
  • French: goniomètre — device to measure angles
  • Galician: goniómetro — device to measure angles
  • Ido: goniometro — device to measure angles
  • Italian: goniometro — device to measure angles
  • Japanese: ゴニオメーター (goniomētā) — device to measure angles
  • Korean: 고니오미터 (goniomiteo) — device to measure angles
  • Korean: 각도계(角度計) (gakdogye) — device to measure angles
  • Korean: 측각기 (cheukgakgi) — device to measure angles
  • Malay: goniometer — device to measure angles
  • Polish: goniometr — device to measure angles
  • Portuguese: goniómetro — device to measure angles
  • Portuguese: goniômetro — device to measure angles
  • Romanian: goniometru — device to measure angles
  • Spanish: goniómetro — device to measure angles
  • Bulgarian: гониоме́тър (goniométǎr) — radio direction finder
  • Finnish: radiopeilauslaite — radio direction finder
  • French: goniomètre — radio direction finder
  • Polish: goniometr — radio direction finder
  • Romanian: radio-goniometru — radio direction finder
  • Romanian: goniometru — radio direction finder