Durometer
Pronunciation : Du*rom"e*ter
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. durus hard + -meter.]
Definition : Defn: An instrument for measuring the degree of hardness; especially, an instrument for testing the relative hardness of steel rails and the like.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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