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Priapean :: Priapean (n.) A species of hexameter verse so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three feet each, having generally a trochee in the first and the fourth foot, and an amphimacer in the third; -- applied also to a regular hexameter verse when so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three feet each..

Hydrometeor :: Hydrometeor (n.) A meteor or atmospheric phenomenon dependent upon the vapor of water; -- in the pl., a general term for the whole aqueous phenomena of the atmosphere, as rain, snow, hail, etc..

Alkalimeter :: Alkalimeter (n.) An instrument to ascertain the strength of alkalies, or the quantity of alkali in a mixture..

Spondee :: Spondaical (a.) Containing spondees in excess; marked by spondees; as, a spondaic hexameter, i. e., one which has a spondee instead of a dactyl in the fifth foot..

Watch :: Watch (v. i.) A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring..

Pulsometer :: Pulsometer (n.) A device, with valves, for raising water by steam, partly by atmospheric pressure, and partly by the direct action of the steam on the water, without the intervention of a piston; -- also called vacuum pump..

Exametron :: Exametron (n.) An hexameter.

Pneumometer :: Pneumometer (n.) A spirometer.

Substitutional :: Substitution (n.) The act or process of substituting an atom or radical for another atom or radical; metethesis; also, the state of being so substituted. See Metathesis..

Biparietal :: Biparietal (a.) Of or pertaining to the diameter of the cranium, from one parietal fossa to the other..

Coal-meter :: Coal-meter (n.) A licensed or official coal measurer in London. See Meter.

Deadbeat :: Deadbeat (a.) Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation.

Azotometer :: Azotometer (n.) An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen; a nitrometer.

Spiroylic :: Spiroscope (n.) A wet meter used to determine the breathing capacity of the lungs.

Aerometer :: Aerometer (n.) An instrument for ascertaining the weight or density of air and gases.

Spectrophotometer :: Spectrophotometer (n.) An instrument for measuring or comparing the intensites of the colors of the spectrum.

Hydrometrical :: Hydrometrical (a.) Made by means of an hydrometer; as, hydrometric observations..

Dekameter :: Dekameter (n.) Same as Decameter.

Sonometer :: Sonometer (n.) An instrument for testing the hearing capacity.

Acetometer :: Acetometer (n.) Same as Acetimeter.

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