So, in SI units it would be a kilometerometer?
--dvd
On Wed, 19 Jun 2013, Edward A. Berry wrote:
an Odometer measures hod?s:
wikipedia: The word derives from the Greek words hod?s ("path" or "gateway")
and m?tron ("measure").
In countries where Imperial units or US customary units are used, it is
sometimes called a mileometer or milometer, or, colloquially, a tripometer.
Tim Gruene wrote:
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Yes, but you need to know the 'geo' has to do with earth, so geometers
measure the earth to make maps, odo, I believe has to do with smell,
and kilometer is hyphenated kilo-meter, no kil-ometer, so the origin
of that word is nothing to do with 'ometer'. Remembering stuff from
your school days help a great deal understanding the world around you ;-)
Best,
Tim
On 06/20/2013 01:14 AM, Gerard DVD Kleywegt wrote:
Wait, so a geometer measures ges, an odometer measures ods, and a
kilometer measures kils?
--dvd
On Thu, 20 Jun 2013, Tim Gruene wrote:
Dear Ed,
to me, an '-ometer' is a device that measures whatever you put in
front of the 'o', so in case of a diffractometer that's a device
that measures diffraction.
Best, Tim
On 06/19/2013 08:11 PM, Edward A. Berry wrote:
Somewhere I got the idea that a diffractometer is an
instrument that measures one reflection at a time. Is that
the case, and if so what is the term for instruments like
rotation camera, weisenberg, area detector? (What is an area
detector?).
Logically I guess a diffractometer could be anything that
measures diffraction, and that seems to be view of the
wikipedia article of that name. eab
Best wishes,
--Gerard
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