PENETROMETER


Meaning of PENETROMETER in English

/pen'i trom"i teuhr/ , n.

1. a device for measuring the penetrating power of x-ray or other radiations.

2. a device for measuring the penetrability of a solid.

[ 1900-05; PENETR(ATE) + -O- + -METER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .