plastometern.
/plaˈstɒmᵻtə/, U.S. /plæˈstɑmədər/ An instrument for measuring the plasticity of a substance.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > plasticity > measurement of > instrument
plastometer1919
1919 E. C. Bingham & H. Green in Proc. Amer. Soc. Testing Materials 19 ii. 645 As we wish, in a sense, to measure the ‘plasticity’ of a paint the apparatus for making the measurements has been called a ‘plastometer’.
1958 New Scientist 5 June 112/1 (caption) This machine..is a capillary plastometer..and is particularly suitable for studying the flow properties of semi-solid materials.
1971 J. A. C. Harwood in C. M. Blow Rubber Technol. & Manuf. iii. 59 The elastic recovery is measured by the height of the sample a fixed time after removal from the plastimeter.
2001 Rubber World (Nexis) 1 May 57 These packages equip the extrusion plastometer for even greater automated testing.
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plaˈstometry n.
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plastometry1922
1922 E. C. Bingham Fluidity & Plasticity 319 (heading) Practical plastometry.
1974 Rheologica Acta 13 730 (title) Determination of plastoviscosity and the flow curve equation of stiff pastes by parallel plate plastometry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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