profilometry

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noun

The use of a technique in the measurement and profiling of an object.

“Surface profilometry was used to measure the film thickness.”

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Meanings

nounprofilometry (countable and uncountable, plural profilometries)

plural profilometries · alternative profilemetry

  1. countableuncountableThe use of a technique in the measurement and profiling of an object.
  2. countableuncountableThe methodology of performing eddy current profiling of tubing.

    The profilometry of the tubing was conducted directly following the eddy current exam.

  3. countableuncountableThe technique in which a diamond stylus, in contact with a sample, measures surface variations as a function of position.
  4. countableuncountableThe use of a laser or white-light, computer-generated projections to perform surface measurements of three dimensional objects.

    Surface profilometry was used to measure the film thickness.

Origin

From profile + -o- + -metry.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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