Definition of penetrometer in English:
penetrometer
noun ˌpɛnɪˈtrɒmɪtəˌpenəˈträmidər
An instrument for determining the consistency or hardness of a substance by measuring the depth or rate of penetration of a rod or needle driven into it by a known force.
Example sentencesExamples
- An aluminum stepwedge penetrometer was exposed simultaneously with each radiograph for use as a standard of reference.
- Alert for mines, they tested the runway with a soil penetrometer, a long rod with a cone-shaped end and a sliding weight.
- The penetrometer value measures the energy required to bury a ball in sand.
- Fruit firmness, as determined by penetrometer, measures the force required to press a blunt-ended probe into the tissue.
- In this study, the penetration depth of the penetrometer into the soil was chosen to be 6mm, which is a little larger than the radius of the miniature cone.
- Toughness is often measured with a penetrometer, a device which forces a circular flattened rod through leaf lamina.
- Fruits were harvested at full ripeness and the firmness was measured with a penetrometer.
- The density of sand was checked by a dynamic penetrometer which was specially fabricated for this purpose.
- It should be mentioned that the tip of the penetrometer was beveled, and that the force measured here is a comparative rather than absolute measure of fruit mechanical properties.
- There was a significant correlation between the cone penetrometer readings and the nuclear density measurements.