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Sedimentometer

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sedimentologynoun(geology) The study of natural sediments and of the processes by which they are formed
sedimentologicalOf, pertaining to, or caused by sedimentology.
sedimentnounA collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
sedimentationnounThe separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.
absorptiometernounAn instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.
sedimentarynounA rock of this kind.
sedimentingnounA collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
salinometernounA salimeter.
seismometernoun(geology) A device used by seismologists to detect and measure seismic waves and therefore locate earthquakes etc; a seismograph.
microdensitometernounA very sensitive densitometer used for detecting and measuring faint spectral lines.
sedimented(geology, of a strata) Deposited from sediment
spectrometernoun(analytical chemistry) An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.
mass spectrometernounA device used in mass spectrometry to discover the mass spectrum of a given substance.
stadiometernounA device, having a vertical scale and a movable headboard, for measuring a person's height
gravimeternoun(physics) An instrument used to measure local variations in the gravitational field.
densitometernounA device that measures the optical density of a material; especially to test film and print quality.
spectrophotometernoun(physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths.
dilatometernounAn instrument used to measure the expansion of solids and liquids when heated, or when subjected to some other physical process.
penetrometernounA mechanical device that measures the ease of penetration of an object into a semisolid
spherometernoun(optics) A device used to measure the curvature of a surface, such as a lens.

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