compressometer

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noun

A device used to determine the strain or deformation of a specimen while measuring the compressive strength of concrete specimens, generally a cylinder.

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Meanings

nouncompressometer (plural compressometers)

plural compressometers

  1. A device used to determine the strain or deformation of a specimen while measuring the compressive strength of concrete specimens, generally a cylinder.

Origin

compress + -o- + -meter

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APA

compressometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressometer

MLA

“compressometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compressometer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressometer.

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