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silometer

noun

Etymology

From silo + -meter.

  1. borrowed from silo
  2. suffixed as silometer — “silo + meter”

Definitions

  1. An electromechanical device for measuring the level of the contents of large containers…

    An electromechanical device for measuring the level of the contents of large containers such as silos.

    • It consists of a fully insulated rod probe fitted with an electronic oscillator, and a Silometer FMC 420 which in normal operation gives an output signal proportional to the depth of immersion of the probe.
    • Silometer is an electromechanical level detector which can measure the level in silos, tanks, bunkers and any kind of containers, depending on the sensing weight and strain force.

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