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strain gauges

strain gauges is the plural of strain gauge.

Meaning of strain gauge

Noun

strain gauge (plural strain gauges)

  1. A device that measures the strain in a structural element by measuring changes in electrical resistance of a sensor attached to the element under investigation.
    • A strain gauge in the couplers of this unit [...] measures continuously the drawbar tension exerted by the locomotives at the front end and the bogie wagons trailing to the rear of it.1964 November, “Automatic helper locomotive control on the Louisville & Nashville RR, USA”, in Modern Railways, page 354

Questions about strain gauges

What is strain gauges the plural of?
Strain gauges is the plural of strain gauge.

Words near strain gauges in the dictionary

  1. strain courtesy
  2. strain energies
  3. strain energy
  4. strain every nerve
  5. strain gauge
  6. strain gauges
  7. strain hardening
  8. strain insulator
  9. strain insulators
  10. strain rate
  11. strain rates

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