-meter
Words that end with the suffix -meter ( ancient Greek μέτρον métron “ measure , measure”) mostly denote an object that is related in some way to measurements. Their German equivalent usually ends with -messer .
They indicate a (e):
- Sports terms derived from the length measure, example: penalty kick
- Unit of measurement , example: square meter.
- Measuring device , example: speedometer, ergometer
- Measured variable , example: parameters
- Person performing a measurement, example: geometer
- Meter , example: hexameter
The list below gives further examples.
Dimensions
- Area dimensions , see square meters
- Length measurements , see meters ; With various attachments , exactly 48 orders of magnitude can be distinguished from 1 ym to 1 ym.
- Room dimensions , see cubic meters and cubic meters
Measuring device
- Aerometer : measurement of the density of gases
- Actinometer : Measurement of the radiation intensity of direct and diffuse sky radiation
- Actometer : measurement of movement activity
- Albedometer : Measurement of the short-wave radiation balance
- Altimeter : measurement of the height (see also hypsometer)
- Ammeter : measurement of amperage
- Anemometer : measurement of wind speed
- Hydrometer : measurement of the density of liquids (German designation: sink or sink scale)
- Barometer : measurement of air pressure
- Bolometer : measurement of the radiated energy
- Butyrometer : measurement of the fat content in milk
- Chronometer : measuring time
- Cyanometer : Measurement of the color intensity of the blue sky color
- Densitometer : measurement of the color density of printed matter
- Dilatometer : measurement of thermal expansion
- Dipmeter : Measurement of the resonance frequency of electrical oscillating circuits
- Distometer : measurement of the distance
- Dobsonian spectrophotometer : measurement of the ozone content of the atmosphere
- Dosimeter : measurement of the radiation dose
- Drosometer : measurement of the amount of dew
- Ductilometer : Measurement of tensile strength
- Electric field meter : measurement of the electric field strength
- Ergometer : Measurement of the performance achieved during physical work
- Eudiometer : measurement of small amounts of gas
- Pressure gauge : measurement of the pressure in compressed air cylinders
- Fluxmeter : Measurement of the magnetic flux
- Galvanometer : very accurate measurement of the current
- Goniometer : measurement of angles
- Gravimeter : Measurement of acceleration due to gravity
- Grindometer : measurement of the granularity of a pigment
- Gyrometer : measurement of the speed of rotation
- Heliometer : measurement of very small angles
- Odometer : measurement of the distance traveled
- Hydrometer : Measure the speed of flowing water
- Hyetometer : measurement of precipitation (see also ombrometer)
- Hygrometer : measurement of humidity (see also psychrometer)
- Hypsometer : measurement of the height (see also altimeter)
- Inclinometer : measurement of the angle of inclination
- Interferometer : Collective name for various measuring devices that exploit interference phenomena
- Calorimeter : measurement of the amount of heat
- Capillary meter : measurement of the water content of a soil sample
- Clinometer : measurement of incline
- Colorimeter : Measurement of the color values of surfaces
- Konimeter : Measurement of the aerosol and dust content in the air
- Curvimeter : Measurement of the distance in maps (see also planimeter)
- Lactodensimeter : measuring the density of milk
- Luxmeter : measurement of the illuminance
- Lysimeter : measuring the quantity and quality of soil seepage water
- Machmeter : Measurement of the ratio of the true (flight) speed TAS (True Airspeed) to the speed of sound
- Magnetometer : measurement of magnetic fields
- Manometer : measurement of pressure
- Mass spectrometer : measurement of the molar masses present in a substance mixture
- Micrometer screw : measurement of (small) lengths
- Multimeter : Measurement of various electrical quantities such as voltage, resistance and current
- Netradiometer : Measurement of global radiation
- Olfactometer : measurement of odor intensity
- Ombrometer : measurement of precipitation (see also hyetometer)
- Optometer : measurement of optical radiation
- Osmometer : measurement of osmotic pressure
- Peakmeter : Measurement of the peak value of a sound recording
- Pedometer : counting steps
- Perimeter : measurement of the field of view
- Perthometer : Measurement of the roughness of surfaces
- pH meter : measurement of the pH value
- Phonometer : measurement of volume
- Photometer : measurement of the light intensity
- Piezometer : measurement of high mechanical pressures
- Planimeter : Measurement of the area in maps (see also curvimeter)
- Polarimeter : measurement of optical activity
- Potetometer : measurement of the water consumption of a plant
- Psychrometer : measurement of humidity (see also hygrometer)
- Pycnometer : measurement of density
- Pyranometer : measurement of global solar radiation
- Pyrheliometer : measurement of the direct irradiance
- Pyrometer : measurement of temperature
- Radiometer : measurement of radiation quantities
- Reflectometer : measurement of reflections
- Refractometer : measurement of the refractive index
- Rheometer : Measurement of the flow behavior of matter
- Salinometer : Measurement of the salinity in sea water
- Seismometer : measurement of ground vibrations
- Spectrometer : measurement of the spectrum
- Spirometer : measurement of the volume of air inhaled or exhaled
- Stereometer : Measurement of the volume of powdery bodies filled with solid matter
- Susceptometer : measurement of magnetic susceptibility or magnetic permeability
- Tachometer : measuring the speed
- Total station : measurement of angles and distances
- Tasimeter : Measurement of the expansion of solids
- Tensiometer : measurement of surface tension or soil moisture
- Teslameter : Measurement of the magnetic field strength
- Thermometer : measure temperature
- Transmissiometer : measurement of the dust or gas concentration
- Tribometer : measurement of friction and wear
- Typometer : Measurement of typographical features
- Vacuum meter : measurement of gas pressure in a vacuum
- Variometer : Measurement of the vertical speed of an aircraft
- Vibrometer : measurement of mechanical vibrations
- Viscometer : measurement of the viscosity of a liquid
- Voltmeter : measurement of electrical voltages
- vu-Meter : Measurement of audio levels in sound engineering
- Vulkameter : Measurement of the vulcanization of rubber / rubber mixtures
- Xylometer : measurement of forest wood
- Cyclometer : Measurement of the distance traveled on bicycles
jobs
- Archaeometer : Archaeologists who specialize in scientific, quantifiable, measurable research, such as the C14 method
- Astrometer : astronomer who studies the position of the stars
- Geometer : specialist in surveying
- Photogrammeter : specialist in photogrammetry
Meter
- Hexameter : classic meter of epic poetry
- Hypermeter : Verse in which the last meter has a syllable that exceeds the regular meter
- Pentameter : verse made of five meters
- Tetrameter : meter made up of four dipodies
- Trimeter : meter made up of three meters
Others
- Diameter : diameter
- Hypermeter : stylistic devices
- Parameters : input condition, variable
- Potentiometer : voltage divider; electrical component
- Telemeter : range finder