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clapometer

/ ˌklæˈpɒmɪtə /

noun

  1. a device that measures applause

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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If the Palladium’s clapometer is any guide, the Leave side still has more of the energy and momentum.

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But if glum expressions could somehow be totted up and rated for the season – there's an idea for the Sky cameras, instead of filling the screen with blubbing Scousers or Geordies try putting Hughie Green's old clapometer into reverse – here's how the top three might look.

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Exhibits including Hughie Green's Clapometer from Opportunity Knocks are moved into storage in 1997 at the National Media Museum - or as it was then, the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television.

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Relics of television's past – including Hughie Green's 'Clapometer' – were among the opening highlights at Bradford's National Media Museum.

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Many people believe there is an element of Opportunity Knocks and the Clapometer to the judging – the louder the roar, the more chance of scoring high.

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