declinometer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English decline

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

Proto-Indo-European *med-

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Hellenic *-tron

Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)

Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor.

French -mètrebor.

English -meter

English declinometer

From decline + -o- + -meter.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛklɪˈnɒmətə(ɹ)/

Noun

declinometer (plural declinometers)

1. An instrument for measuring magnetic declination.

References

• “declinometer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.