Meanings
nounopisometer (plural opisometers)
plural opisometers
- A device for measuring the length of curved lines, such as on a map.
Synonyms: curvimeter, meilograph, map measurer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device for measuring the length of curved lines, such as on a map.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekὀπίσω“backward”
- Englishopisometer
From Ancient Greek ὀπίσω (opísō, “backward”) + -meter.
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Italian opisometro
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Swedish kartmätare
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opisometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opisometer
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“opisometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opisometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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