goniometer

English

Etymology

From gonio- +‎ -meter.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɡoʊ.niˈɔ.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.

Derived terms

• goniometric
• spectrogoniometer

Translations

device to measure angles

• 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