2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A beetle of the genus {Lamia}.
(b) A genus of birds, or one of this genus.
[1913 Webster]
3. An instrument for measuring distances; -- called also {perambulator}. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Perambulator — Per*am bu*la tor, n. 1. One who perambulates. [1913 Webster] 2. A surveyor s instrument for measuring distances. It consists of a wheel arranged to roll along over the ground, with an apparatus of clockwork, and a dial plate upon which the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Perambulator — may refer to*a kind of Baby transport *a Surveyor s wheel … Wikipedia
Perambulātor — (Umdrehzähler), Instrument zum Zählen der Umdrehungen eines Rades, um daraus die Länge eines Weges zu bestimmen (vgl. Meßrad), oder für Fabrikzwecke. Als Umdrehzähler für Betriebs und Fabrikationsmaschinen (mechanische Webstühle) dienen Apparate… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Perambulator — Perambulator, s.v.w. Meßrad (s.d.) … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Perambulator — Perambulātor (lat.), Tourenzähler … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
perambulator — 1610s, one who perambulates, agent noun in Latin form from PERAMBULATE (Cf. perambulate). Sense of baby carriage is first recorded 1856; often colloquially shortened to PRAM (Cf. pram) … Etymology dictionary
perambulator — [pər am′byo͞olāt΄ər, pər am′byəlāt΄ər] n. 1. a person who perambulates 2. [Chiefly Brit.] a baby carriage; buggy 3. a large wheel with a calibrated mechanism, pushed along on the ground to measure distances, like an odometer … English World dictionary
perambulator — UK [pəˈræmbjʊˌleɪtə(r)] / US [pəˈræmbjəˌleɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms perambulator : singular perambulator plural perambulators British old fashioned a pram for a baby … English dictionary
perambulator — noun a baby carriage; a pram That will be all this afternoon, he said to the nurse, who got up with the baby and decanted it into a perambulator which was standing in the fairway. Syn: pram See Also: perambulate, perambulation, perambulatory … Wiktionary
perambulator — noun Date: 1611 1. one that perambulates 2. chiefly British a baby carriage … New Collegiate Dictionary
