an instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes
dynameter in American English
(daɪˈnæmətər)
noun
an instrument for finding the magnifying power of a telescope
Word origin
dyna- + -meter
dynameter in American English
(daiˈnæmɪtər)
noun
Optics
an instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes
Word origin
[1820–30; dyna- + meter]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: analogue, boomerang, myth, phonetic, tetrapod