- mecometer
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mecometer
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mecometer — /mi kom i teuhr/, n. Med. a caliperlike instrument for measuring the length of newborn infants. [1850 55; < Gk mêko(s) length + METER] * * * … Universalium
mecometer — An instrument, such as calipers with a scale attachment, for measurement of newborn infants. [G. mekos, length, + metron, measure] * * * me·com·e·ter mi käm ət ər n an instrument for measuring a newborn child … Medical dictionary
mecometer — instrument for measuring length Scientific Instruments … Phrontistery dictionary
mecometer — n. device for measuring the length of newborn babies (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
mecometer — n. length measuring instrument. ♦ mecometry, n … Dictionary of difficult words
mecometer — mə̇ˈkäməd.ə(r) noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mec + meter : an instrument for measuring a newborn child … Useful english dictionary
Scientific Instruments — Have you ever been in the middle of a class lecture, medical examination or episode of Star Trek only to realise suddenly that you have no clue what all those gizmos, gadgets and other scientific instruments actually do? If so, your problems are… … Phrontistery dictionary
mec- — combining form or meco Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek mēko , from mēkos length; akin to Greek makros long more at meager : length … Useful english dictionary
