Shortometer

Translation of "shortometer" into Russian

Noun

/ʃɔːtəˌmɪtə/

/ʃɔrtəˌmɪtər/

shortometer

shortometers pl

шортометр

The engineer used a shortometer to measure the length of the cable.

Инженер использовал шортометр для измерения длины кабеля.

Noun

/ʃɔːtəˌmɪtə/

/ʃɔrtəˌmɪtər/

A hypothetical or fictional device used to measure shortness or brevity, often used humorously or in a metaphorical sense.

The comedian joked that he needed a shortometer to measure how brief his speech was going to be.

Informal. A figurative scale or rating used to indicate how brief or concise something is.

His rant barely registered on the shortometer compared with her long-winded speech.

Adjective

/ʃɔːtəˌmɪtə/

/ʃɔrtəˌmɪtər/

Attributive. Relating to the measurement of brevity or produced by a shortometer.

The presenter showed the shortometer chart to demonstrate the conciseness of each segment.