Meaning of applauseometer | Babel Free
əˈplɔːzəʊˌmiːtəDefinitions
A device of dubious accuracy used to measure the volume of an audience’s applause.
US, informal
Examples
“Its four-color animation board⟳ has message capabilities, angled lenses for easy daytime viewing, and an applauseometer, which measures the crowd’s Longhorn-cheering levels.”
“Again, there was scattered applause. I looked into the crowd at Nelson. He told me he was bringing a new invention — an applauseometer — to the debate⟳.”
“Is the best measurable? If so, by what kind of instrumentation? Certainly not by an “applauseometer,” as used to record⟳ the volume of applause on the “Major Bowes Amateur Night Talent” shows during the heyday of radio. I know⟳ of no universal empirical devices, but I do believe⟳ that the best is discernible to the observant eye.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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