Definitions for planimeter

planimeter pla·nim·e·ter

Spelling: [pluh-nim-i-ter]
IPA: /pləˈnɪm ɪ tər/

Planimeter is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 975 anagrams from letters in planimeter (aeeilmnprt).

Definitions for planimeter

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.

Origin of planimeter

First recorded in 1855-60; plani- + -meter

Examples for planimeter

The simple finding of areas we may omit, as the planimeter will do that equally well.

Amsler's planimeter was taken as the standard, the area measured by it being independently checked by an assistant.

Areas were measured with a planimeter; distances traveled by individuals were measured with a cartometer.

If he has no planimeter, a delicate balance will serve just as well.

In all applications of the planimeter the rod is brought back to its original position.

Measuring the card with a planimeter shows the mean effective pressure to be 48.2 pounds.

If the error of its reading be not sensibly greater than that of a planimeter, it is certainly worth double the money.

The planimeter is an instrument for measuring areas in general, and especially for measuring the areas of indicator cards.

The planimeter affords a much quicker and more accurate method of obtaining the average steam pressure from a diagram.

The construction of a second funicular may be dispensed with by the employment of a planimeter, as follows.

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