pelvimeter

English

Etymology

From pelvi- +‎ -meter.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛlvˈvɪmətɚ/, [-ɾɚ]

Noun

pelvimeter (plural pelvimeters)

1. An instrument for measuring the pelvis.

   Coordinate term: craniometer

   • 1786, John Aitken, Principles of Midwifery:

     A view of the universal Pelvimeter, with it's scale of inches and eights , and slider . The dotted lines shew the manner in whichi the scale is moveable to render the pelvimeter conveniently portable

Related terms

• cephalopelvimetry
• pelvimetric
• pelvimetry

 

Translations

instrument for measuring the pelvis

• French: pelvimètre (fr) m

References

• “pelvimeter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.