tensometer

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noun

A device for evaluating various tensile properties of a material, such as Young's modulus, ultimate tensile strength and Poisson's ratio.

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Meanings

nountensometer (plural tensometers)

plural tensometers

  1. A device for evaluating various tensile properties of a material, such as Young's modulus, ultimate tensile strength and Poisson's ratio.
  2. alternativeAlternative spelling of tensiometer.

Origin

tension + -meter

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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