extensometer
[ ek-sten-som-i-ter ]
noun
an instrument for measuring minute degrees of expansion, contraction, or deformation.
Origin of extensometer
1- Also extensimeter.
Words Nearby extensometer
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British Dictionary definitions for extensometer
extensometer
extensimeter (ˌɛkstɛnˈsɪmɪtə)
/ (ˌɛkstɛnˈsɒmɪtə) /
noun
an apparatus for studying small changes of length, as in the thermal expansion or mechanical compression of a solid
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