ratiometer
English
noun
Definitions
- A measurement device used in ohmmeters, having two coils, one connected via a series resistor to the battery supply and the other connected to the same battery supply via a second resistor and the resistor under test. The indication on the meter was proportional to the ratio of the currents through the two coils.
Etymology
Compound from English ratio + English meter (measuring device, measure).
Origin
English
meter
Gloss
measuring device, measure
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abrasiometer English
- anglemeter English
- bimeter English
- cross-ratio English
- decameter English
- decimeter English
- dosemeter English
- eigenratio English
- femtometer English
- fluviometer English
- gigameter English
- glossmeter English
- hematinometer English
- hendecameter English
- heptameter English
- hexameter English
- hypermeter English
- meter English
- meter-kilogram-second English
- meter-tonne-second English
- meterage English
- meterful English
- metergram English
- meterless English
- meterman English
- micrometer English
- millimeter English
- mismeter English
- monometer English
- myometer English
- octameter English
- paymeter English
- petameter English
- photoheliometer English
- picometer English
- pressuremeter English
- rainmeter English
- ratio English
- ratioed English
- ratioless English
- ratiometric English
- ratiometry English
- rodmeter English
- smell-o-meter English
- somatometer English
- submeter English
- subratio English
- tenthmeter English
- terameter English
- teslameter English
- tetrameter English
- thrustmeter English
- torsionmeter English
- trimeter English
- trophometer English
- ratio Latin
- mètre French
- rácio Portuguese
- メーター Japanese
- มิเตอร์ Thai
- 咪錶 Chinese
- 미터 Korean
- mita Tok Pisin
- lākiō Hawaiian
- meter
- ratio
- ratioed
- bimeter
- meterman
- myometer
- mismeter
- subratio
- paymeter
- submeter
- meterage
- meterful
- trimeter
- rodmeter
- octameter
- decameter
- hexameter
- picometer
- monometer
- metergram
- ratioless
- decimeter
- meterless
- petameter
- gigameter
- terameter
- rainmeter
- dosemeter
- tetrameter
- teslameter
- ratiometry
- hypermeter
- heptameter
- millimeter
- glossmeter
- anglemeter
- eigenratio
- micrometer
- femtometer
- tenthmeter
- somatometer
- trophometer
- thrustmeter
- fluviometer
- ratiometric
- cross-ratio
- hendecameter
- abrasiometer
- torsionmeter
- smell-o-meter
- hematinometer
- pressuremeter
- photoheliometer
- meter-tonne-second
- meter-kilogram-second