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profilometer

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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 573338 Last modified 12.12.2024
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Domain metrologymeasuring instruments
profiilimõõtur preferred
profilomeeter deprecated
  • mõõtevahend pinnakareduse ja pinnakuju mõõtmiseks osise pinna profiillõikes
  • measuring instrument used to measure a surface's profile, in order to quantify its roughness
profiilimõõtur preferred
Usage examples
  • Kuigi profiilimõõtur on fonograafiga sarnane seade, mis võimaldab mõõta pinda, kui profiilimõõturi kontaktotsakut/-teravikku liigutatakse mõõdetava pinna suhtes, muutub tõenäoselt selle termini määratlus paljude kontaktivabade profiilimõõtmise tehnikate tekkimisega.
profilomeeter deprecated
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  • Meeter on pikkusühik.
profilometer preferred
Usage examples
  • While the historical notion of a profilometer was a device similar to a phonograph that measures a surface as the surface is moved relative to the contact profilometer's stylus, this notion is changing with the emergence of numerous non-contact profilometry techniques.

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