Etymology

variometer

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Today it means: An instrument used to measure variations in a magnetic field. Full definition →

Latin varius
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromvarius“various”
  2. English todayvariometer

Borrowed from Latin varius (“various”) + -meter.

Words from the same roots

Latinvarius all →

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