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extensometer

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ex⋅ten⋅som⋅e⋅ter

[ek-sten-som-i-ter]
–noun
an instrument for measuring minute degrees of expansion, contraction, or deformation.


Origin:
1885–90; extens(ion) + -o- + -meter
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ex·ten·som·e·ter   (ěk'stěn-sŏm'ĭ-tər)   
n.  An instrument used to measure minute deformations in a test specimen of a material.

[extens(ion) + -meter.]
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Main Entry: ex·ten·som·e·ter
Pronunciation: "ek-"sten-'säm-&t-&r
Function: noun
: an instrument for measuring minutedeformations (as of a test specimen) caused by tension, compression, bending, or twisting called also strain gauge
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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