Durometer

/djʊˈrɑmətər/ noun

Definition

A device used to measure the hardness of a material, especially rubber, plastic, or other soft materials.

Etymology

From Latin 'durus' (hard) combined with Greek '-meter' (measure), literally meaning 'hardness-measurer.' This scientific instrument term was created in the early 20th century as materials science developed.

Kelly Says

Engineers use durometers to test everything from tires to phone cases—the scale ranges from 0-100, and it's the reason some rubbers feel bouncy while others feel stiff, making it invisible but essential to almost every product you touch.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
硬度 ማ度
ha-r-do ma-do
ARالعربية
مقياس الصلابة
ma-qi-as al-sa-la-ba
BNবাংলা
ডুরোমেটার
doo-ro-me-ta-r
CACatalà
duromètric
doo-ro-me-trik
CSČeština
durometer
doo-ro-me-ter
DADansk
durometer
doo-ro-me-ter
DEDeutsch
Härtegrad
hahr-te-grad
ELΕλληνικά
δυναμόμετρο
di-na-mo-me-tro
ESEspañol
durométrico
doo-ro-meh-tri-ko
FAفارسی
سنجاقی
san-ja-qi
FISuomi
kovemmitta
ko-ve-mit-ta
FRFrançais
duromètre
doo-ro-me-tr
GUGU
ડુરોમીટર
doo-ro-mee-ter
HAHA
durometer
doo-ro-me-ter
HEעברית
מדידת קשיות
me-did-at ka-shi-yot
HIहिन्दी
दुरोमेटर
doo-ro-me-ter
HUMagyar
durométer
doo-ro-me-ter
IDBahasa Indonesia
durometer
doo-ro-me-ter
IGIG
durometer
doo-ro-me-ter
ITItaliano
durometro
doo-ro-me-tro
JA日本語
硬度計
kou-do-kei
KKKK
жүйелі
zhu-ye-li
KMKM
កម្រិត ការកঠोर
kam-rit ka-r-kat-hor
KO한국어
경도계
gyeong-do-gye
MRMR
डुरोमेटर
doo-ro-me-ter
MSBahasa Melayu
durometer
doo-ro-me-ter
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုး တိုင်း တိုင်း
kya-o toi-ng toi-ng
NLNederlands
durometer
doo-ro-me-ter
NONorsk
durometer
doo-ro-me-ter
PAPA
ਦੁਰੋਮੀਟਰ
doo-ro-mee-ter
PLPolski
durometr
doo-ro-me-tr
PTPortuguês
durométrico
doo-ro-meh-tri-ko
RORomână
durometer
doo-ro-me-ter
RUРусский
дурометр
doo-ro-me-tr
SVSvenska
hårdhetsmätare
hahr-dhets-ma-ta-re
SWKiswahili
durometer
doo-ro-me-ter
TAதமிழ்
துறைமீட்டர்
thura-mee-ta-r
TEతెలుగు
దురోమెటర్
doo-ro-me-ter
THไทย
เครื่องวัดความแข็ง
krung wat kwam kaeng
TLTL
durometer
doo-ro-me-ter
TRTürkçe
durometre
doo-ro-me-tre
UKУкраїнська
дурометр
doo-ro-me-tr
URاردو
ڈیوROMیٹر
dee-ro-me-ter
VITiếng Việt
durométrique
doo-ro-meh-tri-ke
YOYO
durometer
doo-ro-me-ter
ZH中文
硬度计
yìng dù jì
ZUZU
durometer
doo-ro-me-ter

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