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tensiometry

tensiometry noun: the measurement of surface tension.

Noun

tensiometry (uncountable)

  1. The measurement of surface tension.
    • This enables programmable tensiometry and fluid movement while insuring efficient energy transfer to the in-wheel electrostatic nanomotors.2007 November 11, Phil Patton, “Far Out: Studios Imagine Smart Cars for a World Transformed by Robots”, in New York Times

Origin of tensiometry

From tension + -metry.

Words formed from tensiometry

Questions about tensiometry

What does tensiometry mean?
Tensiometry means the measurement of surface tension.
What part of speech is tensiometry?
Tensiometry is a noun.

Words near tensiometry in the dictionary

  1. tensiographs
  2. tensiometer
  3. tensiometers
  4. tensiometric
  5. tensiometrically
  6. tensiometry
  7. tensiomyogram
  8. tensiomyograms
  9. tensiomyographic
  10. tensiomyography
  11. tension

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