dendrometer

noun

den·​drom·​e·​ter

denˈdrämətə(r)

plural -s

: any of several devices for measuring trees

especially : one for measuring diameters and heights indirectly utilizing principles based on the relation of the sides of similar triangles compare dendrograph

Word History

Etymology

dendr- + -meter

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