Etymology

taseometer

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Today it means: An instrument for measuring physical strain in a structure. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τᾰ́σῐς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτᾰ́σῐς“a stretching”
  2. English todaytaseometer

From Ancient Greek τᾰ́σεως f (tắseōs, “genetive singular of Ancient Greek τᾰ́σῐς (tắsĭs, “a stretching”)”) + -meter.

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