Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

planometer

 - 3 dictionary results

pla⋅nom⋅e⋅ter

[pluh-nom-i-ter]
–noun Machinery.
surface plate.

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; plano- 1 + -meter


pla⋅nom⋅e⋅try, noun

surface plate

–noun
Machinery. a flat plate used by machinists for testing surfaces that are to be made perfectly flat.
Also called planometer.


Origin:
1840–50
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To planometer
pla·nom·e·ter   (plə-nŏm'ĭ-tər, plā-)   
n.  A flat metal plate for gauging the accuracy of a plane surface in precision metalworking. Also called surface plate.
pla·nom'e·try n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see planometer on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: