TENSIOMETER


Meaning of TENSIOMETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌten(t)-sē-ˈä-mə-tər ]

noun

Etymology: tension

Date: 1912

1. : a device for measuring tension (as of structural material)

2. : an instrument for determining the moisture content of soil

3. : an instrument for measuring the surface tension of liquids

• ten·sio·met·ric -sē-ō-ˈme-trik adjective

• ten·si·om·e·try -sē-ˈä-mə-trē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.