profilometer

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noun

A device designed to measure the profile, and hence the roughness, of a surface.

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Meanings

nounprofilometer (plural profilometers)

plural profilometers

  1. A device designed to measure the profile, and hence the roughness, of a surface.

Origin

From profile + -o- + -meter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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