-meter vocab list

Question 1

Anemometer (n)

Answer 1

An instrument/tool used to measure the speed of wind

Question 2

Barometer (n)

Answer 2

An instrument/tool used to measure the atmospheric pressure, usually to determine altitude or weather changes.

Question 3

Hydrometer (n)

Answer 3

An instrument/tool used to measure humidity, the amount of water vapor in the air.

Question 4

Centimeter (n)

Answer 4

A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth ( 100/1 ) of a meter.

Question 5

Kilometer (n)

Answer 5

A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters. Used to measure the distance traveled by a vehicle in other foreign countries (like England) other than the USA.

Question 6

Thermometer (n)

Answer 6

An instrument/tool used to measure temperature.

Question 7

Biometer (n)

Answer 7

An instrument/tool used to measure the amount of carbon dioxide given off by a living organism.

Question 8

Photometer (n)

Answer 8

An instrument/tool used to measure the intensity, or brightness of light.

Question 9

Suffix: -meter

(This is to help understand the meaning of the word)

Answer 9

In medical terminology, the suffix “-meter” means “a device or instrument used to measure”. So any word that ends in -meter, means it’s the measurement of (the prefix).