dilatometer

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noun

An instrument used to measure the expansion of solids and liquids when heated, or when subjected to some other physical process.

OriginEnglish dilate ← Middle English dilaten ← Old French dilater →
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Meanings

noundilatometer (plural dilatometers)

plural dilatometers

  1. An instrument used to measure the expansion of solids and liquids when heated, or when subjected to some other physical process.

Origin

  1. Latindīlātō
  2. Old Frenchdilater
  3. Middle Englishdilaten
  4. Englishdilate
  5. Englishdilatometer

From dilate + -o- + -meter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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