Etymology

thermomechanometry

Today it means: The measurement of the mechanical properties of a material as it is heated in a controlled manner. Full definition →

English mechano- ← Middle English mekanyk ← Old French mecanique
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  6. Latinmēchanicus
  7. Old Frenchmecanique
  8. Middle Englishmekanyk
  9. Englishmechan(ic)
  10. Englishmechano-
  11. English todaythermomechanometry

From thermo- + mechano- + -metry.

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