Etymology

eriometer

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Today it means: An optical device used to measure the diameters of fibres such as wool Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἔριον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἔριον“wool”
  2. English todayeriometer

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔριον (érion, “wool”) + -meter.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἔριον all →

erionite

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