Applauseometer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈplɔːzəʊˌmiːtə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Applauseometer is a noun meaning (informal, US) A device of dubious accuracy used to measure the volume of an audience’s applause.
Meaning
(informal, US) A device of dubious accuracy used to measure the volume of an audience’s applause.
Example Sentences
Again, there was scattered applause. I looked into the crowd at Nelson. He told me he was bringing a new invention — an applauseometer — to the debate.
Its four-color animation board has message capabilities, angled lenses for easy daytime viewing, and an applauseometer, which measures the crowd’s Longhorn-cheering levels.
Is the best measurable? If so, by what kind of instrumentation? Certainly not by an “applauseometer,” as used to record the volume of applause on the “Major Bowes Amateur Night Talent” shows during the heyday of radio. I know of no universal empirical devices, but I do believe that the best is discernible to the observant eye.
Word Forms
- applauseometers
- applausometer
Synonyms for applauseometer
Depending on context, synonyms include clapometer.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clapometer, laughometer, wackometer, ometer, sonometer, orchidometer.
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