dilatometer

[ dil-uh-tom-i-ter ]

/ ˌdɪl əˈtɒm ɪ tər /

noun Physics.

a device for measuring expansion caused by changes in temperature in substances.

Nearby words

dilation, dilation and curettage, dilation and evacuation, dilation and extraction, dilative, dilatometer, dilator, dilatory, dilaudid, dildo, dilemma

Origin of dilatometer

First recorded in 1880–85; dilate + -o- + -meter

Related forms

dil·a·to·met·ric

[dil-uh-tuh-me-trik] /ˌdɪl ə təˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectivedil·a·to·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbdil·a·tom·e·try, noun

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Examples from the Web for dilatometer

The dilatometer was charged with a mixture of the two sulphates.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay
In using the dilatometer, two methods of procedure may be followed.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay

British Dictionary definitions for dilatometer

dilatometer

/ (ˌdɪləˈtɒmɪtə) /

noun

any instrument for measuring changes in dimension: often a glass bulb fitted with a long stopper through which a capillary tube runs, used for measuring volume changes of liquids

Derived Forms

dilatometric (ˌdɪlətəˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivedilatometrically, adverbdilatometry, noun

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