Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SPHE-ROM'E-TER
SPHE-ROID'I-TYSPHE-RO-SID'ER-ITE
SPHE-ROM'E-TER, n. [Gr. σφαιρα and μετρον.]
An instrument for measuring the thickness of small bodies, the curvature of optical glasses, &c. – Brande.
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