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oedometer

/ ¾±Ëˈ»åÉ’³¾Éª³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. civil engineering an instrument for measuring the rate and amount of consolidation of a soil specimen under pressure
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Origin of oedometer1

C20: from Greek ´Ç¾±»åŧ³¾²¹ (see oedema ) + -meter

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