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profilometry

profilometry noun: the use of a technique in the measurement and profiling of an object.

Noun

profilometry (countable and uncountable, plural profilometries)

  1. The use of a technique in the measurement and profiling of an object.
  2. The methodology of performing eddy current profiling of tubing.
    • The profilometry of the tubing was conducted directly following the eddy current exam.
  3. The technique in which a diamond stylus, in contact with a sample, measures surface variations as a function of position.
  4. The use of a laser or white-light, computer-generated projections to perform surface measurements of three dimensional objects.
    • Surface profilometry was used to measure the film thickness.

Forms of profilometry

pluralprofilometries
alternative formprofilemetry

Origin of profilometry

From profile + -o- + -metry.

Questions about profilometry

What does profilometry mean?
Profilometry means the use of a technique in the measurement and profiling of an object.
What part of speech is profilometry?
Profilometry is a noun.
What is the plural of profilometry?
The plural of profilometry is profilometries.

Words near profilometry in the dictionary

  1. profilometers
  2. profilometric
  3. profilometrical
  4. profilometrically
  5. profilometries
  6. profilometry
  7. profinite
  8. profinite group
  9. profinite groups
  10. profisetinidin
  11. profit

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