"peirameter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: peirameters [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek [Term?] (“a trial”) + -meter. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|||a trial}} Ancient Greek [Term?] (“a trial”), {{suffix|en||meter}} + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} peirameter (plural peirameters)
  1. (dated) A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions. Tags: dated Related terms: peirastic
    Sense id: en-peirameter-en-noun-8o2C3zZI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -meter

Inflected forms

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