Extensometer Definition

ĕkstĕn-sŏmĭ-tər
noun
An instrument for measuring extremely small degrees of expansion, contraction, or deformation, as in a test piece of metal subjected to tension.
Webster's New World

An electro-mechanical device for measuring changes in length of an object undergoing stress.

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Singular:
extensometer
Plural:
extensometers

Origin of Extensometer

  • extens(ion) –meter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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