"silometer" meaning in All languages combined

See silometer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: silometers [plural]
Etymology: From silo + -meter. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|silo|meter}} silo + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} silometer (plural silometers)
  1. An electromechanical device for measuring the level of the contents of large containers such as silos.

Inflected forms

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