tensiometer

[ten-see-om-i-ter]

noun

an instrument for measuring longitudinal stress in wires, structural beams, etc.

an instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid.

Origin of tensiometer

First recorded in 1910–15; tensio(n) + -meter

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British Dictionary definitions for tensiometer

tensiometer

noun

an instrument for measuring the tensile strength of a wire, beam, etc

a device that measures differences in vapour pressures. It is used to determine transition points by observing changes of vapour pressure with temperature

an instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid, usually consisting of a sensitive balance for measuring the force needed to pull a wire ring from the surface of the liquid

an instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil

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