septometer

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

septo- +‎ -meter

Noun[edit]

septometer (plural septometers)

  1. An instrument, like a pair of calipers with straight arms, used to measure the thickness of the nasal septum.

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to septic, sepsis?”)

Noun[edit]

septometer (plural septometers)

  1. A device for measuring organic impurities in the air.