Associations to the word «Goniometer»

Wiktionary

GONIOMETER, noun. A device used to measure the angles of crystals.
GONIOMETER, noun. A radio direction finder.
GONIOMETER, noun. (medicine) An arthrometer (device for measuring the arc or range of mobility of a joint).

Dictionary definition

GONIOMETER, noun. Direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.