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serimeter en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from French sérimètre.

Meanings

1. A device used for testing the strength of thread or yarn, especially of silk.
   • The elasticity and the tenacity of raw silk are determined by the use of the serimeter. 1883, United States Bureau of Entomology, “Physical properties of reeled silk”, in Bulletin, number 9, page 54:
   • A serimeter is a machine used for breaking yarn in order to determine its strength and elongation. 1955, Industrial Quality Control, volume 11, page 16:
   • The serimeters (Fig. 7) are of both the Henry Baer and Milan Conditioning House type and are mounted in a laboratory having humidity control. 1922, The American Silk Journal, volume 41, page 70:

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Synonyms

serigraph