Words that rhyme with telemeter

  • beta
    adj 1: second in order of importance; "the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory" 2: preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product; "a beta version"; "beta software" n 1: the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet 2: beets [syn: Beta, genus Beta]
  • altimeter
    n 1: an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation
  • amanita
    n 1: genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions [syn: Amanita, genus Amanita]
  • amateur
    adj 1: engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary" [syn: amateur, recreational, unpaid] 2: lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting" [syn: amateurish, amateur, inexpert, unskilled] n 1: someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime 2: an athlete who does not play for pay [ant: pro, professional]
  • ammeter
    n 1: a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes
  • anteater
    n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites [syn: pangolin, scaly anteater, anteater] 2: any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites [syn: anteater, New World anteater] 3: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata [syn: aardvark, ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afer] 4: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn: numbat, banded anteater, anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus] 5: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea [syn: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater] 6: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia [syn: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater]
  • beater
    n 1: a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter 2: an implement for beating
  • beefeater
    n 1: officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch [syn: yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater]
  • calorimeter
    n 1: a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat
  • centilitre
    n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter [syn: centiliter, centilitre, cl]
  • centimetre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: centimeter, centimetre, cm]
  • cheater
    n 1: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true [syn: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker]
  • cheetah
    n 1: long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game [syn: cheetah, chetah, Acinonyx jubatus]
  • counterfeiter
    n 1: someone who makes copies illegally [syn: forger, counterfeiter]
  • decametre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm]
  • decilitre
    n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn: deciliter, decilitre, dl]
  • decimetre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn: decimeter, decimetre, dm]
  • diameter
    n 1: the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference [syn: diameter, diam] 2: a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)
  • dieter
    n 1: a person who diets
  • dosimeter
    n 1: a measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity) [syn: dosemeter, dosimeter]
  • eater
    n 1: someone who consumes food for nourishment [syn: eater, feeder] 2: any green goods that are good to eat; "these apples are good eaters"
  • excreta
    n 1: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product]
  • fetor
    n 1: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis]
  • gravimeter
    n 1: a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid [syn: hydrometer, gravimeter] 2: a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth [syn: gravimeter, gravity meter]
  • greeter
    n 1: a person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters" [syn: greeter, saluter, welcomer]
  • heater
    n 1: device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room [syn: heater, warmer] 2: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" [syn: fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet]
  • hectolitre
    n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters [syn: hectoliter, hectolitre, hl]
  • hectometre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters [syn: hectometer, hectometre, hm]
  • hexameter
    n 1: a verse line having six metrical feet
  • kilolitre
    n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters [syn: kiloliter, kilolitre, cubic meter, cubic metre]
  • kilometre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: kilometer, kilometre, km, klick]
  • limiter
    n 1: (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform); "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion" [syn: limiter, clipper]
  • litre
    n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre]
  • margarita
    n 1: a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice
  • meter
    n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn: meter, metre, m] 2: any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity 3: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence] 4: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration [syn: meter, metre, time] v 1: measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water" 2: stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail"
  • metre
    n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn: meter, metre, m] 2: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence] 3: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration [syn: meter, metre, time]
  • millilitre
    n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: milliliter, millilitre, mil, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc]
  • millimetre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter [syn: millimeter, millimetre, mm]
  • nanometre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter [syn: nanometer, nanometre, nm, millimicron, micromillimeter, micromillimetre]
  • ohmmeter
    n 1: a meter for measuring electrical resistance in ohms
  • parameter
    n 1: a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves [syn: parameter, parametric quantity] 2: any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance 3: (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program [syn: argument, parameter] 4: a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
  • pentameter
    n 1: a verse line having five metrical feet
  • perimeter
    n 1: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary [syn: margin, border, perimeter] 2: a line enclosing a plane areas 3: the size of something as given by the distance around it [syn: circumference, perimeter]
  • peter
    n 1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope [syn: Peter, Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle] 2: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz]
  • pita
    n 1: usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling [syn: pita, pocket bread]
  • praetor
    n 1: an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic [syn: praetor, pretor]
  • repeater
    n 1: a person who repeats; "the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times" 2: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) [syn: recidivist, repeater, habitual criminal] 3: a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading [syn: repeating firearm, repeater] 4: (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances"
  • saltpetre
    n 1: (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn: potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, niter, nitre]
  • scimitar
    n 1: a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
  • secretor
    n 1: any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream [syn: gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter]
  • senorita
    n 1: a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss'
  • seta
    n 1: stalk of a moss capsule 2: a stiff hair or bristle
  • taximeter
    n 1: a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride)
  • teeter
    n 1: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end [syn: seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board] v 1: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion [syn: teeter, seesaw, totter]
  • tetrameter
    n 1: a verse line having four metrical feet
  • theta
    n 1: the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
  • tweeter
    n 1: a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds; "the sound system had both tweeters and woofers"
  • voltmeter
    n 1: meter that measures the potential difference between two points
  • wattmeter
    n 1: an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit
  • windcheater
    n 1: a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term) [syn: parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak]
  • zeta
    n 1: the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet
  • treater
    n 1: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) [syn: negotiator, negotiant, treater]
  • polarimeter
    n 1: an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light [syn: polarimeter, polariscope]
  • eta
    n 1: a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials" [syn: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, ETA] 2: the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
  • demeter
    n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
  • sita
    n 1: wife of the Hindu god Rama; regarded as an ideal of womanhood
  • lolita
    n 1: a sexually precocious young girl
  • chaeta
    n 1: a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm
  • partita
    n 1: one of the variations contained in a partita 2: (music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century
  • manzanita
    n 1: chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America 2: evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning [syn: madrona, madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii]
  • planimeter
    n 1: a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure [syn: integrator, planimeter]
  • tachymeter
    n 1: a theodolite designed for rapid measurements [syn: tachymeter, tacheometer]
  • tensimeter
    n 1: a manometer for measuring vapor pressure
  • colorimeter
    n 1: a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents [syn: colorimeter, tintometer]
  • machmeter
    n 1: speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound
  • masseter
    n 1: a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing
  • ureter
    n 1: either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
  • two-seater
    n 1: an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat [syn: roadster, runabout, two-seater]
  • alkalimeter
  • delimiter
  • heptameter
  • micrometre
  • vita
  • akita
  • greta
  • streeter
  • peta
  • rita
  • anita
  • bonita
  • evita
  • juanita
  • unita
  • arita
  • copita
  • granita
  • peshitta
  • corallita
  • dimeter
  • pulsimeter

See also telemeter definition