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dilatometer

dilatometer noun: an instrument used to measure the expansion of solids and liquids when heated, or when subjected to some other physical process.

Noun

dilatometer (plural dilatometers)

  1. An instrument used to measure the expansion of solids and liquids when heated, or when subjected to some other physical process.

Forms of dilatometer

pluraldilatometers

Origin of dilatometer

From dilate + -o- + -meter.

Questions about dilatometer

What does dilatometer mean?
Dilatometer means an instrument used to measure the expansion of solids and liquids when heated, or when subjected to some other physical process.
What part of speech is dilatometer?
Dilatometer is a noun.
What is the plural of dilatometer?
The plural of dilatometer is dilatometers.

Words near dilatometer in the dictionary

  1. dilation and extraction
  2. dilation and extractions
  3. dilational
  4. dilations
  5. dilative
  6. dilatometer
  7. dilatometers
  8. dilatometric
  9. dilatometrically
  10. dilatometries
  11. dilatometry

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