Definition of Platometer. Meaning of Platometer. Synonyms of Platometer

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Definition of Platometer

Platometer
Platometer Pla*tom"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? flat + -meter.] See Planimeter.

Meaning of Platometer from wikipedia

- A planimeter, also known as a platometer, is a measuring instrument used to determine the area of an arbitrary two-dimensional shape. There are several...
- business, but it failed. He invented the "Continual Stream Pump" and "Platometer", a centrifugal hydraulic engine, and experimented with other hydraulic...
- brother of Edward Sang. In 1851, he invented a planimeter which he called "platometer." In 1836, Sang explained how a spinning top could be used to demonstrate...