goniometer

[goh-nee-om-i-ter]

go·ni·om·e·ter

[goh-nee-om-i-ter]
noun
an instrument for measuring solid angles, as of crystals.

Origin:
1760–70; gonio- + -meter

go·ni·o·met·ric [goh-nee-uh-me-trik] , go·ni·o·met·ri·cal, adjective
go·ni·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
go·ni·om·e·try, noun
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Goniometer has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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World English Dictionary
goniometer (ˌɡəʊnɪˈɒmɪtə)
 
n
1.  an instrument for measuring the angles between the faces of a crystal
2.  an instrument consisting of a transformer circuit connected to two directional aerials, used to determine the bearing of a distant radio station
 
[C18: via French from Greek gōnia angle]
 
goniometric
 
adj
 
gonio'metrical
 
adj
 
gonio'metrically
 
adv
 
goni'ometry
 
n

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Medical Dictionary

goniometer go·ni·om·e·ter (gō'nē-ŏm'ĭ-tər)
n.

  1. An optical instrument for measuring crystal angles, as between crystal faces.

  2. See arthrometer.

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