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Webster 1913 Edition
Durometer
Du-rom′e-ter
,Noun.
[L.
durus
hard + -meter
.] An instrument for measuring the degree of hardness; especially, an instrument for testing the relative hardness of steel rails and the like.
Definition 2024
durometer
durometer
English
Noun
durometer (plural durometers)
- An instrument used to measure the hardness or stiffness of a material, especially of an elastomer, such as rubber. A simple durometer consists of a movable tip on a spring with a dial gauge.
- She tested the sample with a durometer to verify its consistency.
- The measurement of the hardness or stiffness of a material, especially of plastic or rubber.
- They specified a 70 durometer polyurethane.