clapometer
/klaˈpɒmɪtə/ /kləˈpɒmɪtə/originally and chiefly British
noun
Any of various devices used to measure the volume (and duration) of an audience's applause, and hence to gauge enthusiasm or popularity.
- Originally and most notably an instrument devised by Hughie Green, Canadian-born television presenter, and popularized on his British television talent contest ‘Opportunity Knocks’, which ran from 1956 to 1978..
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in TV Times. From clap + -ometer.
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