oedometer
/ (iːˈdɒmɪtə) /
noun
civil engineering
an instrument for measuring the rate and amount of consolidation of a soil specimen under pressure
Word Origin for oedometer
C20: from Greek
oidēma (see
oedema) +
-meter
Words nearby oedometer
oedipism,
oedipus,
oedipus at colonus,
oedipus complex,
oedipus rex,
oedometer,
oeec,
oehlenschläger,
oeil-de-boeuf,
oeillade,
oem