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Definition: VELOCIMETER |
VELOCIMETERNoun1. An apparatus for measuring speed, as of machinery or vessels, but especially of projectiles. |
Etymology: Velocimeter \Vel`o*cim"e*ter\, noun. [Latin expression velox, -ocis, rapid -meter.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Aerospace | A continuous-wave reflection Doppler system used to measure the radial velocity of an object. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | An instrument for measuring velocity. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Angelo Ferrara operating velocimeter Instrument to measure velocity of sound in water.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
velocimeter | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "VELOCIMETER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | hastighedsmåler (speedometer, tachometer), fartmåler. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | snelheidsmeter (fan wheel meter, impeller meter, inferential meter, recording speed indicator, speed indicator, speed recorder, speed tachymeter, speedometer, tachometer, tachymeter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | nopeusmittari (speed counter, speedometer, speedometre, tachometer, tachometre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | vélocimètre Doppler laser balayage (scanning laser Doppler velocimeter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Geschwindigkeitsmessgerät. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ταχύμετρο (air speed indicator, level theodolite, revolution counter, speed indicator, speedometer, tacheometer, tacheometre, tachometer, tachymeter, tachymetre, transit theodolite). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | velocimetro Doppler con laser a scansione (scanning laser Doppler velocimeter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | elocimetervay velocímetro Doppler com laser de varrimento (scanning laser Doppler velocimeter). (various references) velocímetro (clock, speedometer, tachometer, tachymeter). (various references) hastighetsmätare (clock, speedometer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "VELOCIMETER": velocimeters. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "VELOCIMETER" (pronounced 'Vel`o*cim"e*ter'): Abutter, Acater, Accelerometer, Accipiter, Acetimeter, Acetometer, Acidimeter, Acoumeter, Acquitter, Acroter, Actinometer, Adelaster, Admitter, Adulter, Aerometer, Aflutter, Aglitter, Airometer, Alabaster, Albuminimeter, Alcalimeter, Aleurometer, Algometer, Alkalimeter, Allotter, Altimeter, Altometer, Ammeter, Amphiaster, Amylobacter, Amylometer, Anemometer, Anglemeter, Angulometer, Animater, Anthracometer, Antimeter, Antitrochanter, Apomecometer, Apporter, Araeometer, Archiater, Archpresbyter, Areometer, Arithmometer, Astrolater, Astrometer, Astrophotometer, Atmidometer, Atmometer, Atter, Audiometer, Auntter, Auster, Auxanometer, Auxometer, Azotometer, Backster, Backwater, Balister, Ballister, Balter, Baluster, Bandmaster, Banquetter, Bargemastter, Barocyclonometer, Baromacrometer, BAROMETER, barretter, Barrister, Bathometer, Baxter, Bdellometer, Beemaster, Beflatter, Begetter, Bemaster, Bemonster, Beplaster, Bergmaster, Bescatter, Besetter, Bespatter, Bewinter, Black-letter, Blanchimeter, Blatter, Blendwater, Bloodletter, Blotter, Bogtrotter, Bolometer, Bonesetter, Boroughmaster, Boulter, Breakwater, Brontometer, Bunter, Burghermaster, Burghmaster, Burgomaster, Buster, Butyrometer, Calc-sinter, Calorimeter, Canaster, Canister, Capellmeister, Carbonometer, Carpenter, Catchwater, Catheter, Cathetometer, Cauter, Cephalometer, Chalkcutter, Chapiter, Chartometer, Cheirepter, Chepster, Chidester, Chitter, Chlorometer, Chondrometer, Chorister, Chowter, Chronometer, Chyometer, Cinter, Circumcenter, Climacter, Clinometer, Clotter, Clyster, Coal-meter, Cockmaster, Coleopter, Colorimeter, Colporter, Colter, Committer, Complotter, Comptometer, Concertmeister, Conchometer, Confederater, Coniroster, Constituter, Contributer, Controverter, Corncutter, Coster, Court-plaster, Craftsmaster, Craniometer, Crater, Cremaster, Criticaster, Cryometer, Culter, Cutter, Cutwater, Cyanometer, Cyclometer, Cymometer, Dabster, Dasymeter, daughter, Declinometer, Deemster, Dekaliter, Dekameter, Demonstrater, Dendrometer, Densimeter, Dentiroster, Desecrater, Desolater, Deter, Diagometer, diameter, Diaphanometer, Diaster, Diathermometer, Dilatometer, Dimeter, Disembitter, Disenter, Dishwater, Disimbitter, Disinter, Dister, Distributer, Divulgater, Doomster, Drillmaster, Drosometer, Drugster, Ductilimeter, Dunter, Durometer, Dynactinometer, Dynameter, Dynamiter, Dynamometer, Echometer, Elaiometer, Elatrometer, Electrepeter, Electrometer, Electroplater, Embetter, Enaunter, Encloister, Endosmometer, Enfester, Enfetter, Enregister, Enshelter, Ergmeter, Ergometer, Eriometer, Ester, Eudiometer, Evaporometer, Exasperater, Executer, Experimenter, Extensometer, Eyewater, feuter, Fibster, Fillibuster, Fillister, Flawter, Fluviometer, Focimeter, Forgetter, Forster, Fouter, Frater, Fresh-water, Fretter, Galactodensimeter, Galactometer, galvanometer, Gamester, gasometer, Geometer, Geothermometer, Getter, Glaucometer, Gleucometer, Globulimeter, Glycosometer, Glyster, goddaughter, goiter, goitre, Goter, Grammaticaster, granddaughter, gravimeter, Great-granddaughter, Hackster, Haemacytometer, Haematachometer, Haematinometer, Haematometer, Haemochromometer, Haemocytometer, Haemodynameter, Haemometer, Haemotachometer, Hagbutter, Hairsplitter, Half-sister, Halometer, hamster, Harmonometer, Hay-cutter, Headwater, Heliolater, Heliometer, helter-skelter, Hemadynamometer, Hematachometer, Hematinometer, Hemipter, Hemoglobinometer, Heteropter, hitter, hodometer, Holometer, holster, Homopter, Horometer, Horopter, Horse-litter, Huxter, Hydrobarometer, Hydrodynamometer, hygrometer, hymenopter, Hypermeter, hypsometer, Iconolater, idolater, Imbitter, Imitater, Impester, Incenter, Inclinnometer, Incloister, Indigometer, Inductometer, Infilter, Inregister, Instanter, Instituter, Interchapter, interferometer, Interpilaster, Intromitter, Ironmaster, Iter, Jetter, jotter, Joulemeter, Jowter, Jupiter, kelter, Kidderminster, Klinometer, Knitster, knitter, Labidometer, Labimeter, Lactobutyrometer, Lactodensimeter, Lactometer, Latinitaster, LAUGHTER, Lepidopter, Lester, Lewdster, limewater, Litraneter, loiter, Longiroster, Lucimeter, Lysimeter, Macerater, Macrometer, Magister, magnetometer, maltster, manometer, manslaughter, Mariolater, Masseter, Masticater, mater, matter, Medicaster, Meliorater, Memoriter, Mesogaster, Meteorometer, Methanometer, Metrometer, Mhometer, Micraster, Microchronometer, micromillimeter, Micronometer, Microseismometer, Microtasimeter, midwinter, minster, Mint-master, Misalter, Misenter, Mismeter, Monometer, Myodynamiometer, Myodynamometer, Natter, Nauropometer, Nephelodometer, Nephelometer, Neuropter, news-letter, Nilometer, Nitrometer, Nitter, Nutter, Obiter, Octameter. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-e-i-l-m-o-r-t-v" | |
-1 letter: ceilometer. | |
-3 letters: cleveite, comelier, coverlet, ectomere, elective, erectile, erective, meteoric, orective, overmelt, overtime, telomere. | |
-4 letters: coterie, coveter, elector, electro, emotive, eremite, evictee, evictor, leveret, mortice, motlier, overlet, overlie, overlit, receive, reelect, relieve, relievo, reticle, revoice, telomic, tiercel, vermeil, vicomte, vomiter. | |
-5 letters: ceiler, cerite, cermet, citole, cleome, clever, clover, coiler, colter, cormel, corvee, corvet, covert, creole, eelier, elmier, emetic, emoter, erotic, etoile, eviler, lector, levier, lictor, liever, loiter, meeter, melter, merlot, meteor, metier, metric, milter, moiler, molter, motile, motive, omelet, recite, recoil, reemit, releve, relict, relive, remeet, remelt, remote, remove, retile, retime, revile, revolt, revote, teemer, telome, tercel, tierce, toiler, vector, veiler, veloce, verite, vetoer, victor, violet, voicer. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-e-i-l-m-o-r-t-v" | |
+1 letter: velocimeters. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 45 4C 4F 43 49 4D 45 54 45 52 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- . .-.. --- -.-. .. -- . - . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01000101 01001100 01001111 01000011 01001001 01001101 01000101 01010100 01000101 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V E L O C I M E T E R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0045 004C 004F 0043 0049 004D 0045 0054 0045 0052 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5639464937434739543952 |
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