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Dilatometer

Dilˊa-tom′e-ter

,
Noun.
[
Dilate
+
-meter
.]
(Physiol.)
An instrument for measuring the dilatation or expansion of a substance, especially of a fluid.

Definition 2024


dilatometer

dilatometer

English

Noun

dilatometer (plural dilatometers)

  1. An instrument used to measure the expansion of solids and liquids when heated, or when subjected to some other physical process.

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