No, a kilometer is what they use in shooter video games.
On 20/06/2013 08:49, Gerard DVD Kleywegt wrote:
> So, in SI units it would be a kilometerometer?
>
> --dvd
>
> On Wed, 19 Jun 2013, Edward A. Berry wrote:
>
>> an Odometer measures hod?s:
>> wikipedia: The word derives from the Greek words hod?s ("path" or
>> "gateway") and m?tron ("measure").
>> In countries where Imperial units or US customary units are used, it
>> is sometimes called a mileometer or milometer, or, colloquially, a
>> tripometer.
>>
>> Tim Gruene wrote:
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>>> Yes, but you need to know the 'geo' has to do with earth, so geometers
>>> measure the earth to make maps, odo, I believe has to do with smell,
>>> and kilometer is hyphenated kilo-meter, no kil-ometer, so the origin
>>> of that word is nothing to do with 'ometer'. Remembering stuff from
>>> your school days help a great deal understanding the world around
>>> you ;-)
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Tim
>>>
>>> On 06/20/2013 01:14 AM, Gerard DVD Kleywegt wrote:
>>>> Wait, so a geometer measures ges, an odometer measures ods, and a
>>>> kilometer measures kils?
>>>>
>>>> --dvd
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 20 Jun 2013, Tim Gruene wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear Ed,
>>>>
>>>> to me, an '-ometer' is a device that measures whatever you put in
>>>> front of the 'o', so in case of a diffractometer that's a device
>>>> that measures diffraction.
>>>>
>>>> Best, Tim
>>>>
>>>> On 06/19/2013 08:11 PM, Edward A. Berry wrote:
>>>>>>> Somewhere I got the idea that a diffractometer is an
>>>>>>> instrument that measures one reflection at a time. Is that
>>>>>>> the case, and if so what is the term for instruments like
>>>>>>> rotation camera, weisenberg, area detector? (What is an area
>>>>>>> detector?).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Logically I guess a diffractometer could be anything that
>>>>>>> measures diffraction, and that seems to be view of the
>>>>>>> wikipedia article of that name. eab
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>
>>>> --Gerard
>>>>
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>
> Best wishes,
>
> --Gerard
>
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