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mecometer

[mi-kom-i-ter]

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. a caliperlike instrument for measuring the length of newborn infants.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of mecometer1

1850–55; < Greek mêko ( s ) length + -meter
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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

And he shall have it; and at a length which shall content him, unless his mecometer be an insatiable apparatus.

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