dilatometer

[ dil-uh-tom-i-ter ]

/ ˌdɪl əˈtɒm ɪ tər /

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noun Physics.

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

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Origin of dilatometer

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

OTHER WORDS FROM dilatometer

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

Words nearby dilatometer

dilatation, dilate, dilation, dilation and extraction, dilative, dilatometer, dilator, dilatory, Dilaudid, dildo, dilemma

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How to use dilatometer in a sentence

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

dilatometric (ˌdɪlətəˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivedilatometrically, adverbdilatometry, noun

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