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dilatometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dilatome-ter
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument used to measure the expansion of solids and liquids when heated, or when subjected to some other physical process.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dīlātōder. Old French dilaterder. Middle English dilaten English dilate Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -meter English dilatometer From dilate + -o- + -meter.

Inflected Forms

dilatometers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dilatometric dilatometry

Questions

What does dilatometer mean?
An instrument used to measure the expansion of solids and liquids when heated, or when subjected to some other physical process.
Where does dilatometer come from?
Etymology tree Latin dīlātōder. Old French dilaterder. Middle English dilaten English dilate Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -meter English dilatometer From dilate + -o- + -meter.

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