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planimeter

/pləˈnɪm.ɪ.tər/

Traducción: Instrumento de medición utilizado para calcular el área de una figura plana irregular.

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noun

C2formalcommontechnical/pləˈnɪm.ɪ.tər/

A measuring instrument used to calculate the area of an irregular plane figure.

  • 🇪🇸Instrumento de medición utilizado para calcular el área de una figura plana irregular.
  1. Area measuring instrument C1 formal technical

    A mechanical or digital instrument used to measure the area of an irregular two-dimensional shape by tracing its outline.

    • The engineer used a planimeter to calculate the area of the irregular plot of land.
    • A planimeter is essential for accurately measuring the surface area of complex shapes on maps.
    • By tracing the perimeter of the leaf with a planimeter, the botanist determined its surface area.

    🇪🇸planímetro

  • planimeters plural form
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  • planimeter's possessive singular form