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-ometer|ˈɒmɪtə(r)|
the element -meter, Gr. µέτρον measure, preceded by -o, belonging to the prec. element, or merely connective (see -o1), in which form it usually appears in words from Greek, and hence in modern formations, as dampometer, gasometer, olfactometer, etc. Also as a quasi-n.
1856Farmer's Mag. Jan. 63 The barometers, thermometers, saccharometers, and other ometers. |