tensimeter
[ ten-sim-i-ter ]
/ tɛnˈsɪm ɪ tər /
noun
Words nearby tensimeter
tensegrity,
tensible,
tensile,
tensile strength,
tensile stress,
tensimeter,
tensiometer,
tension,
tension cavity,
tension curve,
tension headache
Example sentences from the Web for tensimeter
The apparatus usually employed for this purpose is the Bremer-Frowein tensimeter (p. 91).
The Phase Rule and Its Applications |Alexander Findlay
British Dictionary definitions for tensimeter
tensimeter
/ (tɛnˈsɪmɪtə) /
noun
an instrument used to compare the vapour pressures of two liquids, usually consisting of two sealed bulbs containing the liquids, each being connected to one limb of a manometer
Word Origin for tensimeter
C20: from
tensi (
on) +
-meter