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trimetrogon

tri·met·ro·gon
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trahy-me-truh-gon]
    • /traɪˈmɛ trəˌgɒn/
    • /trˈaɪmɪtrˌɒɡən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trahy-me-truh-gon]
    • /traɪˈmɛ trəˌgɒn/

Definitions of trimetrogon word

  • adjective trimetrogon of or relating to a system of aerial photography using three cameras, one pointed directly downward and the others at 60° to it. 1
  • noun trimetrogon a method of aerial photography for rapid topographic mapping, in which one vertical and two oblique photographs are taken simultaneously 0
  • noun trimetrogon (as modifier) 0
  • noun trimetrogon a system of aerial photography in which three wide-angle cameras are used side by side to take photographs of the earth from horizon to horizon 0

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Origin of trimetrogon

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
1940-45; tri- + Greek métro(n) measure + -gon

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Parts of speech for Trimetrogon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

trimetrogon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

trimetrogon usage trend in Literature

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