-meter

Used to form the names of measuring devices.

Suffix

  1. Used to form the names of measuring devices.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. English -meter From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

Forms

-meters -metre -o-meter -ometer

Derived

barometer ceilometer colorimeter densimeter densitometer dilatometer dynamometer erythrocytometer esthesiometer extensometer hemacytometer hemocytometer manometer microdensitometer odometer osmometer pedometer penetrometer pluviometer potentiometer pulsometer pyrheliometer reflectometer respirometer