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ex·ten·som·e·ter

(ĕk′stĕn-sŏm′ĭ-tər)
n.
An instrument used to measure minute deformations in a test specimen of a material.
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extensometer

(ˌɛkstɛnˈsɒmɪtə) or

extensimeter

n
(General Physics) an apparatus for studying small changes of length, as in the thermal expansion or mechanical compression of a solid
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ex•ten•som•e•ter

(ˌɛk stɛnˈsɒm ɪ tər)

n.
an instrument for measuring minute degrees of expansion, contraction, or deformation.
[1885–90; extens (ion) + -o- + -meter]
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extensometer

an instrument for measuring minute degrees of contraction, expansion, or deformation, as of metals.
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