† minimetern.1
Obsolete.
An instrument for measuring minims or very small weights.
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1853 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 9) Minimeter, an instrument for measuring minims.
1855 Sci. Amer. 12 May 275/3 A small scale which would accurately weigh from half a grain to twenty grains is much wanted... If it could be combined with a small minimeter so much the better.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
minimetern.2
/ˈmɪnᵻmiːtə/, U.S. /ˈmɪnᵻˌmidər/ 1. An instrument for measuring very small distances. Now rare.
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1919 Engineering 11 July 33/3 The minimeter for comparing slip gauges to an accuracy of one-millionth of an inch is another of the new precision instruments.
1930 Engineering 12 Sept. 318/2 A minimeter with a ball contact..is mounted in a plate provided with three ball feet.
2. A measuring device or meter which is smaller than the standard size for its type.
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1988 Business Week (Nexis) 12 Dec. 132 The way around it is the postage meter, which until recently made sense only for large companies. Now there's the minimeter.
1991 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 22 July 28 Mini meter trial. British Gas has started trials of two domestic gas meters less than half the size of existing models.
1994 Chest Aug. 615 The patient was given a Wright peak flow mini-meter..that she used both at rest and with exercise for 26 consecutive days.
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