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tensiometer

[ ten-see-om-i-ter ]

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring longitudinal stress in wires, structural beams, etc.
  2. an instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid.


tensiometer

/ ËŒ³ÙÉ›²Ô²õɪˈɒ³¾Éª³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring the tensile strength of a wire, beam, etc
  2. a device that measures differences in vapour pressures. It is used to determine transition points by observing changes of vapour pressure with temperature
  3. an instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid, usually consisting of a sensitive balance for measuring the force needed to pull a wire ring from the surface of the liquid
  4. an instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tensiometer1

First recorded in 1910–15; tensio(n) + -meter
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The basic concept has been used for years in a soil instrument called a tensiometer.

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One such tool is the tensiometer: a porous, ceramic bulb attached to a color-coded meter that reflects the moisture content of soil.

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