noun
Meaning 1
An audiometer (device for gauging the hearing).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sonometer
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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rhymes with -ɒmɪtə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
An instrument for measuring sounds or their intervals by means of a sounding board with strings stretched above it, movable bridges, and weights for varying the tension.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: audiometer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh2- Proto-Indo-European *swónh2os Latin sonus English sono- 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 sonometer From sono- + -meter.