Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An instrument for measuring tensile strength.
- n. An instrument used to measure the surface tension of a liquid.
Wiktionary
- n. An instrument used to measure the moisture content of soil
- n. An instrument used to measure the tension in a wire or yarn, or its tensile strength
- n. An instrument used to measure the surface tension of a liquid
WordNet 3.0
- n. a measuring instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid
- n. a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil
- n. a measuring instrument for measuring the tension in a wire or fiber or beam
Etymologies
- tensio(n) + -meter. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“In his project, called The Creation of an Elastic Integrated Circuit for Applications in Medicine, Tom designed a tensiometer to measure tissue tension, based on a novel multi-walled carbon nanotube elastomer.”
“Comparative in vitro deposition (Andersen Cascade Impaction) data on formoterol by nebulization Flixotide ™ were measured at 25°C by a tensiometer (KSV instruments, Finland) using the compared to nebulized solution based on the in vitro profile. vs. DPI.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘tensiometer’.
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phrontistery-t
from phrontistery.info
tabacosis, tabanid, tabaret, tabati?re, tabby, tabefaction, tabellary, tabellion, tabernacle, tabernacular, tabescent, tabific and 930 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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CycList
Anything related to cycling; no motorcycling, please.
frame, pedal, crank arm, top tube, down tube, seat tube, seat stay, chain stay, saddle, fork, hub, rim and 97 more...
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measure for measure
Things that can be used to measure other things.
osmometer, thermometer, spectrometer, ruler, rain gauge, ph meter, spectrophotometer, odometer, tachometer, compass, brannock device, tape measure and 51 more...
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