n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ek- ˌ sten- ' sä-m ə -t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: extens ion + -o- + -meter
Date: 1887
: an instrument for measuring minute deformations of test specimens caused by tension, compression, bending, or twisting
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ek- ˌ sten- ' sä-m ə -t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: extens ion + -o- + -meter
Date: 1887
: an instrument for measuring minute deformations of test specimens caused by tension, compression, bending, or twisting
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012