strainmeter

noun

Etymology

From strain + -meter.

  1. inherited from strȳnd
  2. derived from *strew-
  3. inherited from *streuną
  4. inherited from strēon
  5. inherited from streen
  6. suffixed as strainmeter — “strain + meter

Definitions

  1. A scientific instrument used by geophysicists to measure the deformation of the Earth.

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