Some More Concepts

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Actinometer - An instrument for measuring the intensity of radiation.

Aerometer - An instrument used to measure the specific gravity (or relative density) of liquids.

Alkalimeter - An instrument used to measure the basicity of a solution.

Altimeter - An instrument used for determining altitude attained.

Ammeter - An instrument for measuring electric current in amperes.

Anemometer - An instrument for measuring the speed of the wind.

Barometer - An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure.

Sphygmomanometer - An instrument for measuring blood pressure.

Dolorimeter

The word comes from the combination of 2 roots

The first is dolor/dolere (Latin) which means pain, anguish; feel or suffer pain; hurt; to hurt.
The second is metron (Greek) which means measure of something; to measure something.

Therefore,
1. A dolorimeter is an instrument used to measure pain tolerance.
2. Dolorimetry means the measurement of pain sensitivity or pain intensity.

Using the above two “roots” more words can be formed, such as

condole, condolence, condolatory, doleful, dolorific, dolor coxae, dolor vagus, etc

Actinometer, Aerometer, Alkalimeter, Altimeter, Ammeter, Anemometer, Barometer, Sphygmomanometer etc

1. So, according to you what do the above words mean?
2. Any other words you can think of with these roots?

Some more words using the roots "phil-" and "andr-"

Philip : A lover of horses
Philosopher : A lover of wisdom
Philodendron : Loves trees
Hemophiliac : A lover of blood
Philanthropist : A lover of mankind (Antonym: misanthropist)
Philologist : A lover of words
Philogynist : A lover of women (Antonym: misogynist)

Polyandry: A form of marriage where a woman has 2 or more husbands

Androcentric:
1. Dominated by or emphasizing masculine interests or points of view; as an androcentric society.
2. Having a man, or the male, as the center of importance.

Misandry: Hatred of men.

Android: Manlike; possessing human features.

Androsterone: A steroid hormone excreted in urine that reinforces masculine characteristics.

WORD FOR THE DAY:

~ PHILANDERER ~

The word comes from the combination of 2 roots:

The first is phil- or philo- which means love, attraction, or affinity for something. It comes from the ancient Greek word 'philia', meaning love.
The second is andr- which means male; masculine.

Therefore, the word philanderer means
1. a man who engages in many love affairs, especially with a frivolous or casual attitude.
2. a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them.

Synonyms:

Womanizer, Casanova, Don Juan, Debauchee, Libertine, Rounder, Lothario.

So, can you come up with any such words that use either of the two roots?

It is your CONFIDENCE that matters!

It is your ATTITUDE that matters !!.....

How many of you use TORRENT to download movies??

So, What is the meaning of TORRENT?

(a) a small file
(b) a fast moving stream of water
(c) a violent downpour of rain
(d) all of the above.

What is a brewery?

WORD of the DAY:

CUMBERSOME - pronounced as cum-ber-some

Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.

Synonyms: cumbrous, unwieldy, heavy, awkward, ponderous.

When we get a huge number of notifications on facebook due to a tag by someone else or a comment on someone's picture, it becomes CUMBERSOME to handle these notifications.

Any suggestions on how to remember the word?

We are seeing a lot of FICCI on TV since the day of BUDGET-2013.

What is FICCI?

FICCI - Federation on India Chambers of Commerce and Industry, established in 1927.

Its function is to enhance efficiency and global competitiveness of Indian industry and to expand business opportunities both in domestic and foreign markets.

DID YOU KNOW?

A group of baboons is known as CONGRESS.

Words for the DAY:

SOGGY - damp or soaking.

Synonyms - Muggy, clammy, dank, slimy.

Memory key: Bheegi Bheegi si hain raatein...Bheegi Bheegi baatein (the song from movie GANGSTER) can now be sung as
SOGGY soggy si hain raatein..
MUGGY muggy baatein..
CLAMMY clammy aankho mein kaisi nami hai...
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