Shore durometer

noun

A device for measuring the hardness of a material, typically a polymer, elastomer, or rubber.

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Meanings

nounShore durometer (plural Shore durometers)

plural Shore durometers

  1. A device for measuring the hardness of a material, typically a polymer, elastomer, or rubber.

Origin

Invented by Albert Ferdinand Shore in the 1920s.

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Shore durometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shore%20durometer

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“Shore durometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shore%20durometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shore durometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shore%20durometer.

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