Etymology

brontometer

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Today it means: An instrument for noting or recording the phenomena that accompany a thunderstorm. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βροντή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβροντή“thunder”
  2. English todaybrontometer

From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) + -meter.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβροντή all →

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