dynameter

[ dahy-nam-i-ter ]

nounOptics.

an instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes.

Origin of dynameter

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

Words Nearby dynameter

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How to use dynameter in a sentence

The ratio of the diameter of the object glass to that of the image as seen in the dynameter gives the power of the instrument.
Visual Signaling | Signal Corps United States Army
The end of the dynameter next to the eyepiece of the instrument is ruled with a series of lines one-hundredth of an inch apart.
Visual Signaling | Signal Corps United States Army
dynameter, dī-nam′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the magnifying power of a telescope.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) | Various

British Dictionary definitions for dynameter

dynameter

/ (daɪˈnæmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes

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