Bathometer | n. [ Gr. baqo`s depth + -meter. ] An instrument for measuring depths, esp. one for taking soundings without a sounding line. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Fathomer | n. One who fathoms. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Orthometric | a. [ See Orthometry. ] (Crystallog.) Having the axes at right angles to one another; -- said of crystals or crystalline forms. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Orthometry | n. [ Ortho- + -metry. ] The art or practice of constructing verses correctly; the laws of correct versification. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Stethometer | n. [ Gr. &unr_; chest + -meter. ] (Physiol.) An apparatus for measuring the external movements of a given point of the chest wall, during respiration; -- also called thoracometer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Thomean | { } n. (Eccl. Hist.) A member of the ancient church of Christians established on the Malabar coast of India, which some suppose to have been originally founded by the Apostle Thomas. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Thomaean |
Xanthomelanous | a. [ Pref. xantho- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, black. ] (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the lighter division of the Melanochroi, or those races having an olive or yellow complexion and black hair. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |