"ectometer" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From ecto- + -meter; likely coined to describe the \"psychokinetic energy detector\" from the 1984 movie Ghostbusters.",
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          "ref": "1995 02, Web Games, Keith Bailey, Web of Stars, →ISBN:",
          "text": "This handheld ectoplasmic scanning device was developed to detect spirit activity within an area. It has a location map to pinpoint a spirit's location and an ectometer to determine density of trace matter and spirit strength",
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          "text": "I can't go about with an ectometer, scanning for murder scenes and Lord Byron's lost socks.",
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          "ref": "2012 August 7, F. J. Lennon, Devil's Gate: A Kane Pryce Novel, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 113:",
          "text": "I rub my finger around the rim of the goblet until it hums its menacing tone. I tune the ectometer and find Karl quickly this time.",
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