psychometer

noun

psy·​chom·​e·​ter

-mətə(r)

1

: one who practices the occult art of psychometry

2

[International Scientific Vocabulary psych- + -meter] : a timing or measuring instrument used in mental measurement

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from psychometry

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