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penetrometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
pen-etrom-e-ter
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mechanical device that measures the ease of penetration of an object into a semisolid

noun

A device that measures the penetrating power of electromagnetic radiation (especially X-rays)

Inflected Forms

penetrometers (plural) penetrameter (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

penetrometric penetrometry

Questions

What does penetrometer mean?
A mechanical device that measures the ease of penetration of an object into a semisolid

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