Pitchometer

Quick meaning: Pitchometer is a noun meaning (nautical) A pitchmeter, especially on a ship.

Meaning

(nautical) A pitchmeter, especially on a ship.

More Meanings

1. (baseball) A device used in baseball to measure the speed of a pitch or the time a pitcher spends between pitches thrown.

Example Sentences

A “pitchometer” was installed on the scoreboard to time the pitchers. According the baseball rules a pitcher had to throw a pitch within 20 seconds after he received the ball from the catcher when there was nobody on base.

A batter's best hope for hitting one of these 90 mile-per-hour missiles that reached the plate in just less than a second was his 200 mph swing. Speeds were then measured by electronic “pitchometers”; in 1946 Bob Feller's fastball could be timed at 98.6 mph.

For years, repairing a prop has involved the use of pitch blocks, similar to specially shaped anvils, and pitchometers. Placed under propeller blades, pitch blocks give the prop repairman a surface against which to restore the blade to factory shape and angle. The repaired blade is then checked with a pitchometer to determine how close to specification it is.

Word Forms

• pitchometers

Related Words

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