dilatometer

[ dil-uh-tom-i-ter ]
/ ˌdɪl əˈtɒm ɪ tər /

noun Physics.

a device for measuring expansion caused by changes in temperature in substances.

Origin of dilatometer

First recorded in 1880–85; dilate + -o- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM dilatometer

dil·a·to·met·ric [dil-uh-tuh-me-trik] /ˌdɪl ə təˈmɛ trɪk/, adjective dil·a·to·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb dil·a·tom·e·try, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for dilatometer

dilatometer
/ (ˌdɪləˈtɒmɪtə) /

noun

any instrument for measuring changes in dimension: often a glass bulb fitted with a long stopper through which a capillary tube runs, used for measuring volume changes of liquids

Derived forms of dilatometer

dilatometric (ˌdɪlətəˈmɛtrɪk), adjective dilatometrically, adverb dilatometry, noun