Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tensiometer

/tˌɛnsiˈɑmɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ten-siome-ter
IPA: /tˌɛnsiˈɑmɪtɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument used to measure the moisture content of soil.

noun

An instrument used to measure the tension in a wire or yarn, or its tensile strength.

noun

An instrument used to measure the surface tension of a liquid.

Inflected Forms

tensiometers (plural) tensometer (alternative)

Derived Forms

microtensiometer

Frequently Paired Words

tensiometric tensiometry

Rhymes With

barometer photometer

Questions

How do you pronounce tensiometer?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˌɛnsiˈɑmɪtɚ/.
What does tensiometer mean?: An instrument used to measure the moisture content of soil.

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