Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument invented by Edison for detecting and measuring very slight pressures.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physics) A tasimeter, especially when arranged for measuring very small extensions. See
tasimeter .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
tasimeter , especially when arranged for measuring very small extensions.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
micro- + tasimeter
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The microtasimeter, a device that could measure minute changes in pressure.
mental_floss Blog 2009
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