tensiometer

tensiometer Definition

ten·si·om·eter (ten′sē äm′ət ər)

noun

any instrument for measuring tautness or tension, as of a stretched wire or fabric or of the surface of a fluid

Etymology: < tension + -meter

tensiometer Usage Examples

Converse of object

use: The pulsating bubble tensiometer used to measure dynamic surface tension of fluids.

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