goniometer

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Etymology

From gonio- +‎ -meter.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɡoʊ.niˈɔ.mə.tɚ/
• (General American, cot-caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˌɡoʊ.niˈɑ.mə.tɚ/, /ˈɡɑ.niˌɑ.mə.tɚ/

Noun

goniometer (plural goniometers)

1. A device used to measure angles.

   Hyponym: protractor

   1. A device used to measure the angles of joints commonly used in orthopedics and physical therapy.
   2. A device used to measure the angles of crystals.
   3. (medicine) An arthrometer (device for measuring the arc or range of mobility of a joint).
2. A radio direction finder.

Synonyms

• (UK) angle measurer

Derived terms

• electrogoniometer
• goniometric
• photogoniometer
• radiogoniometer
• rheogoniometer
• spectrogoniometer

Translations

device to measure angles

Azerbaijani: bucaqölçən Bulgarian: ъгломе́р (ǎglomér), гониоме́тър (goniométǎr) Catalan: goniòmetre Finnish: goniometri French: goniomètre (fr) m Galician: goniómetro m Ido: goniometro (io) Italian: goniometro (it) m Malay: goniometer Portuguese: goniómetro m (Portugal), goniômetro m (Brazil) Romanian: goniometru (ro) n Spanish: goniómetro m

radio direction finder

Bulgarian: гониоме́тър m (goniométǎr) Finnish: radiopeilauslaite French: goniomètre (fr) m Romanian: radio-goniometru n, goniometru (ro)

arthrometer — see arthrometer