penetrometer

Noun

Meaning

A mechanical device that measures the ease of penetration of an object into a semisolid

A device that measures the penetrating power of electromagnetic radiation (especially X-rays)

Examples

Each rover had both a densitometer and a dynamic penetrometer, to test the density and the bearing strength of the soil. Source: Internet

There, they dug a double core and conducted several penetrometer tests along a line stretching convert east of the ALSEP. Source: Internet

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