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permeameter

permeameter

9.9
A tool that measures how easily water moves through soil or rock
  • noun
  • /ˌpɜrmiˈæmɪtər/
  • Specialized
: permeámetro
  • The engineer used a permeameter to determine how easily water could flow through the soil.

Examples

  • Then, the hole was deepened to the middle of the third layer using a standard 38-mm diameter screw auger to measure the Ks using a constant head well permeameter.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The Ks was measured at three different layers for each soil using a constant head well permeameter.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Further details about the Guelph permeameter (GP) technique are given in Reynolds (1993).

    Academic text (2009)

  • Researchers utilized a permeameter to evaluate the permeability of various rock samples in their study.

  • By employing a permeameter, the team was able to measure the water permeability of the construction site soil.

Surface Forms

permeameter singular
permeameters plural

Morphology

permeameter = meter (semi-transparent) = permea + meter

The measuring-device pattern with '-meter' is clear, but the initial technical stem is not a common standalone word for most learners.

Etymology

The word permeameter comes from permeate ('to pass through') and -meter ('measure'), like thermometer. A permeameter is an instrument that measures how easily water passes through a material such as soil or rock.