| 释义 |
pro·fil·ograph
\prōˈfiləˌgraf, -fīl-, -rȧf\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary profile (I) + -o- + -graph; originally formed as French profilographe
1. : an instrument borne on wheels for recording automatically the profile of the land over which it travels
2. : an instrument for measuring smoothness of a surface (as of a metal casting) by amplification of the minute variations from the plane or arc of smoothness |