rhythmometer

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noun

An instrument for marking time in music, e.g. a metronome.

OriginAncient Greek μέτρον (métron) ← Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ← English rhythm →
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Meanings

nounrhythmometer (plural rhythmometers)

plural rhythmometers

  1. entertainmentAn instrument for marking time in music, e.g. a metronome.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  4. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  5. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  6. Latinrhythmus
  7. Englishrhythm
  8. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  10. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  11. Englishrhythmometer

From rhythm + -ometer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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