“stadiometer”的英英意思

单词

stadiometer

释义

stadiometer|steɪdɪˈɒmɪtə(r)|
[f. Gr. στάδιο-ν stadium + -meter. Cf. F. stadiomètre, according to Bouillet (1896) an improved stadia invented in 1861 by Dupuy de Podio.]
1. a. Mil. = stadia a. b. (See quot. 1884.) c. U.S. Surveying. ‘A modified theodolite in which the directions are not read off, but marked upon a small sheet, which is changed at each station’ (Cent. Dict. 1891).
1862Catal. Internat. Exhib. II. xi. 8 The stadiometer, for judging distance, has been adopted by Government.1871Heather Math. Instrum. III. 84 Edgeworth's Stadiometer or surveying instrument.1884Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl. s.v., The geographic stadiometer..is designed to show at a single reading the measure of any line, right, curved, or broken, on maps or charts executed on any scale.
2. An apparatus for measuring a person's height.
1972Sunday Times 22 Oct. 65/2 His product range does not end at anthropometers. There is a stadiometer for measuring height to a high degree of accuracy.1980Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Mar. 915 When the child is old enough to stand a special stadiometer can be used to measure height.

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