macrometer

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noun

An instrument for determining the size or distance of remote terrestrial objects by means of two reflectors mounted on a common sextant.

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Meanings

nounmacrometer (plural macrometers)

plural macrometers

  1. historicalnauticalAn instrument for determining the size or distance of remote terrestrial objects by means of two reflectors mounted on a common sextant.

Origin

From macro- + -meter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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