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Vinony

dilatometer

noun

  1. instrument for determining the expansion of a liquid by heat
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English dilate Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. English -meter English dilatometer From dilate + -o- + -meter.

  1. An instrument used to measure the expansion of solids and liquids when heated, or when subjected to some other physical process.