penetrometer
Произношение: [ˌpɛnɪˈtrɒmɪtər]
Слово
Контекст: «engineering»
(noun) a tool used to measure the resistance of soil or other materials. It's like a special stick that helps us understand how hard or soft the ground is.
Пример
The engineer used a penetrometer to check how strong the soil was before building the house.
Пример
Without a penetrometer, we cannot know if the ground is too soft for construction.
Пример
Did the technician use a penetrometer to test the ground for the new park?
Контекст: «geology»
(noun) a device that measures how much a material can be pushed into the ground. It helps scientists learn about the layers of the earth.
Пример
The geologist took readings with the penetrometer to study the different layers of soil.
Пример
The study would be incomplete without data from the penetrometer.
Пример
What did the penetrometer reveal about the underground layers?
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