Definitions for velocimeterˌvi loʊˈsɪm ə tər, ˌvɛl oʊ-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ve•lo•cim•e•terˌvi loʊˈsɪm ə tər, ˌvɛl oʊ-(n.)

  1. any of various instruments for measuring velocity, as of a wave in water or of sound in air.

    Category: Machinery, Mechanics

Origin of velocimeter:

1842; veloci (ty ) + -meter

Wiktionary

  1. velocimeter(Noun)

    A device used to measure the speed of sound in a liquid

Webster Dictionary

  1. Velocimeter(noun)

    an apparatus for measuring speed, as of machinery or vessels, but especially of projectiles


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