operameter

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noun

An instrument or machine for measuring work done, especially the number of rotations by a machine or wheel in manufacturing cloth.

OriginLatin opera →
First used 1820Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounoperameter (plural operameters)

plural operameters

  1. archaicAn instrument or machine for measuring work done, especially the number of rotations by a machine or wheel in manufacturing cloth.First known use 1820

Origin

  1. Latinopera“work”
  2. Englishoperameter

From Latin opera (“work”) (plural of operis), opus + -meter.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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