tensimeter
[ ten-sim-i-ter ]
/ tɛnˈsɪm ɪ tər /
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noun
Nearby words
- tensile,
- tensile strength,
- tensile stress,
- tensilely,
- tensility,
- tensiometer,
- tension,
- tension cavity,
- tension curve,
- tension headache
Origin of tensimeter
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Examples from the Web for tensimeter
The apparatus usually employed for this purpose is the Bremer-Frowein tensimeter (p. 91).
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay
tensimeter
/ (tɛnˈsɪmɪtə) /
noun
an instrument used to compare the vapour pressures of two liquids, usually consisting of two sealed bulbs containing the liquids, each being connected to one limb of a manometer
Word Origin for tensimeter
C20: from tensi (on) + -meter
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