crackmeter

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noun

A device for measuring the width and other characteristics of a crack.

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Meanings

nouncrackmeter (plural crackmeters)

plural crackmeters

  1. A device for measuring the width and other characteristics of a crack.

    Five of these clusters had crackmeters installed in triplets to determine a true movement vector. Of the installed crackmeters, five were donated to the project […]

    2005, Oldrich Hungr, Robin Fell, Rejean Couture, Landslide risk management: proceedings of the International Conference on Landslide Risk Management, Vancouver, Canada, 31 May-3 June 2005

Origin

From crack + -meter.

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APA

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

MLA

“crackmeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crackmeter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crackmeter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crackmeter.

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