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extensometer
[ ek-sten-som-i-ter ]
noun
- an instrument for measuring minute degrees of expansion, contraction, or deformation.
extensometer
/ ˌɛkstɛnˈsɒmɪtə; ˌɛkstɛnˈsɪmɪtə /
noun
- an apparatus for studying small changes of length, as in the thermal expansion or mechanical compression of a solid
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