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tasimeter

tasimeter noun: an instrument for detecting or measuring minute extension or movements of solid bodies. It consists of a small rod or disk of carbon forming part of an electrical circuit, whose resistance (varied by the changes of pressure produced by the movements of the object to be measured) causes variations in the strength of the current, which are indicated by a sensitive galvanometer.

Noun

tasimeter (plural tasimeters)

  1. An instrument for detecting or measuring minute extension or movements of solid bodies. It consists of a small rod or disk of carbon forming part of an electrical circuit, whose resistance (varied by the changes of pressure produced by the movements of the object to be measured) causes variations in the strength of the current, which are indicated by a sensitive galvanometer.
    • The eclipse offered the opportunity to test the tasimeter, and Edison promptly headed west for the July 29 event.2007, Martin Woodside, Thomas Alva Edison

Forms of tasimeter

pluraltasimeters

Origin of tasimeter

From Ancient Greek τάσις (tásis, “stretching, extension”) + -meter.

Words formed from tasimeter

Questions about tasimeter

What does tasimeter mean?
Tasimeter means an instrument for detecting or measuring minute extension or movements of solid bodies. It consists of a small rod or disk of carbon forming part of an electrical circuit, whose resistance (varied by the changes of pressure produced by the movements of the object to be measured) causes variations in the strength of the current, which are indicated by a sensitive galvanometer.
What part of speech is tasimeter?
Tasimeter is a noun.
What is the plural of tasimeter?
The plural of tasimeter is tasimeters.

Words near tasimeter in the dictionary

  1. Tasia
  2. tasidotin
  3. Tasiilaq
  4. Tasikmalaya
  5. tasimelteon
  6. tasimeter
  7. tasimeters
  8. tasimetric
  9. tasing
  10. tasirna
  11. tasirnas

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