taseometern.
/tasɪˈɒmɪtə/ (See quot.)
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taseometer1880
1880 Telegraphic Jrnl. 6 126.
a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 879/1 Taseometer, invented by Steiner, of Vienna, for measuring the strains of structures. It depends upon the tone given out by a wire or strip when stretched. The wire being attached the variation in length of the bar causes a change in the tone.
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