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plastometer

[ pla-stom-i-ter ]
/ plæˈstɒm ɪ tər /
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noun
an instrument for measuring the plasticity of a substance.
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Origin of plastometer

First recorded in 1915–20; plast(ic) + -o- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM plastometer

plas·to·met·ric [plas-tuh-me-trik], /ˌplæs təˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectiveplas·tom·e·try, noun

Words nearby plastometer

plastic wrap, plastid, plastique, plastiqueur, plastisol, plastometer, plastoquinone, plastotype, plastral, plastron, -plasty
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British Dictionary definitions for plastometer

plastometer
/ (plæˈstɒmɪtə) /
noun
an instrument for measuring plasticity

Derived forms of plastometer

plastometric (ˌplæstəʊˈmɛtrɪk), adjectiveplastometry, noun
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