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extensometer

ex·ten·som·e·ter [ èk sten sómmətər ] (plural ex·ten·som·e·ters) or ex·ten·sim·e·ter [ èk sten símmətər ] (plural ex·ten·sim·e·ters)


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device to measure change in length: a device for measuring small changes of length in a sample, especially those caused by stress or thermal expansion in a metal

[Late 19th century. < Latin extens- (see extension)]
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