"pitchmeter" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pitchmeter.wav Forms: pitchmeters [plural]
Etymology: From pitch + -meter. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pitch|-meter}} pitch + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} pitchmeter (plural pitchmeters)
  1. (nautical, aviation) A device, encompassing a clinometer, used for measuring the pitch of a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft. Categories (topical): Aviation, Nautical Synonyms: pitchometer
    Sense id: en-pitchmeter-en-noun-NWxULD8i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -meter, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -meter: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, transport
  2. (phonetics) A device used for measuring the pitch of sounds or human voice. Categories (topical): Phonetics
    Sense id: en-pitchmeter-en-noun-8wjFrqUt Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pitch meter

Inflected forms

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