dynameter

[ dahy-nam-i-ter ]

noun

, Optics.

1. an instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes.

dynameter

/ daɪˈnæmɪtə /

noun

1. an instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes

Word History and Origins

Origin of dynameter¹

First recorded in 1820–30; dyna- + -meter

Example Sentences

Dynameter, dī-nam′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the magnifying power of a telescope.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

Dynamet′rical, pertaining to a dynameter.

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And there is a kind of sacredness attached to the memory of the great and the good, which seems to bid us repulse the scepticism which would allegorize their existence into a pleasing apologue, and measure the giants of intellect by an homeopathic dynameter.

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It is a dynameter, the power of which should increase as we ascend in society.

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And there is a kind of sacredness attached to the memory of the great and the good, which seems to bid us repulse the scepticism which would allegorize their existence into a pleasing apologue, and measure the giants of intellect by an homaeopathic dynameter.

From Project Gutenberg