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durometer

American

[doo-rom-i-ter, dyoo-] / dʊˈrɒm ɪ tər, dyʊ- /

noun

a device for measuring the hardness of materials, especially metals.

Etymology

Origin of durometer

1885–90; < Latin dūr ( us ) hard + -o- + -meter

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