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goniometer definition

go·ni·om·eter (gō′nē äm′ə tər)

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring angles, esp. of solid bodies
  2. Radio an electrical device used to determine the direction or angle of signals coming from a transmitting station

Etymology: gonio- + -meter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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