Sillometer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sillometer is a noun meaning (historical) A 19th-century device for measuring the speed of a ship without using a log-line.
Meaning
(historical) A 19th-century device for measuring the speed of a ship without using a log-line.
Example Sentences
It is moved by a paddle, that may be placed under the keel at will, and is supported by a plug sliding in a tube like that of the sillometer, but turning with the paddle and the rod.
Word Forms
- sillometers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include silometer, oscillometer, sismometer, siccimeter, lysimeter, slidometer.
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