extensometer
noun
ex·ten·som·e·ter
ˌek-ˌsten-ˈsä-mə-tər 
: an instrument for measuring minute deformations of test specimens caused by tension, compression, bending, or twisting
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extensometer
noun
ex·ten·som·e·ter
ˌek-ˌsten-ˈsäm-ət-ər
: an instrument for measuring minute deformations (as of a test specimen) caused by tension, compression, bending, or twisting
called also strain gauge
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