goniometer
- noun
- /ˌɡoʊniˈɑːmɪtər/
- Specialized
:
goniómetro
- The therapist used a goniometer to measure the patient's joint angles during rehabilitation.
- a universal goniometer
- goniometer to measure
- a standard goniometer
Examples
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Active range of motion was measured using a two-arm goniometer.
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Active range of motion of the hip and knee was measured with a standard manual goniometer with long telescopic shanks.
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The goniometer was held 10 cm away at the infants' eye level.
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There was a 1.5-degree change as measured by a standard universal goniometer from day to day.
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The mean of the three goniometer measurements was calculated for each joint angle parameter.
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The ensuing deflection of the foot is read from the goniometer.
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The angle of inclination was monitored by a reference goniometer affixed to the tilt table.
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Flexion was measured with a goniometer from 0 to 180 (full flexion).
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Finally, the anatomic landmarks in the foot and leg used to align the goniometer can be deceptively difficult to localize.
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The medial or lateral torsion is measured on the goniometer clamped to the great toe.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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8.0
A tool that measures small changes in how the ground or a building leans
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9.9
A tool people use to measure side-to-side and up-and-down angles on land
A tool that measures how much something tilts, like land or a plane
A tool that measures how steep a slope is
A tool used to measure directions or angles when mapping land
How Precise
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word goniometer comes from Greek parts goni 'angle' and -meter 'measure'. So, it is literally an 'angle measurer', like a school protractor or a thermometer, and therapists or scientists use a goniometer to measure angles in joints or crystals.