tasimeter

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Synonyms: taximeter, trimeter, gasometer, dosimeter, lysimeter, passimeter, tallimeter, dasymeter, gas meter, tensimeter, salimeter

Antonyms: taximeter, trimeter, gasometer, dosimeter, lysimeter, passimeter, tallimeter, dasymeter, gas meter, tensimeter, salimeter

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Noun

1. An [[instrument]] for detecting or measuring minute [[extension]] or [[movement]]s of [[solid]] bodies. It consists of a small rod or disk of [[carbon]] forming part of an [[electrical]] [[circuit]], whose [[resistance]] (varied by the changes of pressure produced by the movements of the object to be measured) causes [[variation]]s in the [[strength]] of the [[current]], which are indicated by a sensitive [[galvanometer]].

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