horizometer

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noun

An instrument for measuring the distance of an object at sea by measuring the angle of depression of its waterline below a horizontal line drawn from the eye of the observer.

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Meanings

nounhorizometer (plural horizometers)

plural horizometers

  1. historicalAn instrument for measuring the distance of an object at sea by measuring the angle of depression of its waterline below a horizontal line drawn from the eye of the observer.
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APA

horizometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horizometer

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“horizometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horizometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horizometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horizometer.

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