First Known Use: 1887
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extensometer
noun ex·ten·som·e·ter \ˌek-ˌsten-ˈsä-mə-tər\
Definition of EXTENSOMETER
: an instrument for measuring minute deformations of test specimens caused by tension, compression, bending, or twisting
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Origin of EXTENSOMETER
extension + -o- + -meter
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extensometer
noun ex·ten·som·e·ter \ˌek-ˌsten-ˈsäm-ət-ər\
Medical Definition of EXTENSOMETER
: an instrument for measuring minute deformations (as of a test specimen) caused by tension, compression, bending, or twisting—called also strain gauge
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