strain gauge

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strain gauge

An extensometer.

strain gauge

(Engineering / General Engineering) a device for measuring strain in a machine or other structure, usually consisting of a metal filament that is attached to it and receives the same strain. The strain can be measured by the change in the electrical properties of the filament

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strain gauge - a gauge for measuring strain in a surface

strain gage

gauge, gage - a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

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