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sonometer
An instrument for measuring rock stress. Piano wire is tuned between two bolts cemented into drill holes in the rock, and a change of pitch after destressing is observed and used to indicate stress.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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