"cephalometer" meaning in All languages combined

See cephalometer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cephalometers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English cephalo- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. English -meter English cephalometer From cephalo- + -meter. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|cephalo-|-meter|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English cephalo- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. English -meter English cephalometer [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "measure", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*meh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "instrument", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "instrument", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "tool noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-tron", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-τρον", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μέτρον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-meter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cephalometer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="cephalometer"> From cephalo- + -meter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cephalometer (plural cephalometers)
  1. (medicine, surgery) Synonym of cephalostat. Synonyms: cephalostat [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cephalometer-en-noun-en:cephalostat Categories (other): Medicine, Surgery, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cephalo-, English terms suffixed with -meter, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cephalo-: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -meter: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 54 46 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  2. (anthropometry) Synonym of craniometer. Synonyms: craniometer [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cephalometer-en-noun-en:craniometer Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Measuring instruments Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 54 46 Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cephalometry

Inflected forms

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