| 单词 | biometer |
| 释义 | biometer in British English (baɪˈɒmɪtə) noun a device for measuring the production of carbon dioxide in functioning tissue biometer in American English (baiˈɑmɪtər) noun an instrument for measuring the amount of carbon dioxide given off by an organism, tissue, etc. Word origin [1860–65; bio- + -meter]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: big brother, calibrate, monism, mutualism, trade namebio- is a combining form meaning “life” occurring in loanwords from Greek (biography). On this model, bio- is used in the formation of compound words (bioluminescence). Other words that use the affix bio- include: bioherm, biomechanics, bionic, biosocial, biosynthesis; -meter is a combining form meaning “measure,” used in the names of instruments measuringquantity, extent, degree, etc. Other words that use the affix -meter include: altimeter, gravimeter, micrometer, spectrometer, variometerExamples of 'biometer' in a sentence |
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