ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include silometer, oscillometer, sismometer, siccimeter, lysimeter, slidometer.

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