Meanings
nounpantometer (plural pantometers)
plural pantometers
- historicalAn instrument for measuring angles for determining elevations, distances, etc. It was a precursor to the graphometer, used mostly in topography.
Origin
From panto- + -meter. Compare French pantomètre.
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pantometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pantometer
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