taseometer

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noun

An instrument for measuring physical strain in a structure.

OriginAncient Greek τᾰ́σῐς →
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Meanings

nountaseometer (plural taseometers)

plural taseometers

  1. obsoleterareAn instrument for measuring physical strain in a structure.

    Mr. Steiner, of Vienna, has lately constructed an apparatus for measuring the strains of structures, which he calls a "taseometer."

    1878, The Electrical Review, volume 6, page 126

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτᾰ́σῐς“a stretching”
  2. Englishtaseometer

From Ancient Greek τᾰ́σεως f (tắseōs, “genetive singular of Ancient Greek τᾰ́σῐς (tắsĭs, “a stretching”)”) + -meter.

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taseometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taseometer

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“taseometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taseometer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taseometer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taseometer.

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