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tensimeter

[ ten-sim-i-ter ]

noun



tensimeter

/ tɛnˈsɪmɪtə /

noun

  1. an instrument used to compare the vapour pressures of two liquids, usually consisting of two sealed bulbs containing the liquids, each being connected to one limb of a manometer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tensimeter1

1900–05; tensi(on) (in the former sense “pressure”) + -meter
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tensimeter1

C20: from tensi ( on ) + -meter
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Example Sentences

The apparatus usually employed for this purpose is the Bremer-Frowein tensimeter (p. 91).

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