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Penetrometer is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Penetrometer in a sentence

Penetrometer meaning

  1. A mechanical device that measures the ease of penetration of an object into a semisolid
  2. A device that measures the penetrating power of electromagnetic radiation (especially X-rays)

Using Penetrometer

  • The main meaning on this page is: A mechanical device that measures the ease of penetration of an object into a semisolid | A device that measures the penetrating power of electromagnetic radiation (especially X-rays)

Context around Penetrometer

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dynamic 1×

Sentence patterns with Penetrometer

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a dynamic penetrometer to test 1× lose a penetrometer in it 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

each rover had 1× persistent rain across 1×

Common sentence endings:

of the soil 1× penetrometer in it 1×

Words around Penetrometer

Just before it in the word index:

penetrators 7 penetrator 28 penetrative 36 penetrations 15 penetration 509 penetrating 194

Just after it in the word index:

penfield 22 penfold 11 penfolds 8 peng 100 pengassan 6 penge 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aaravos 5

Corpus analysis for Penetrometer

  • In this selection, "penetrometer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dynamic stand out and add context to how "penetrometer" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a dynamic penetrometer to test and lose a penetrometer in it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "penetrometer" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with penetrometer

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Each rover had both a densitometer and a dynamic penetrometer, to test the density and the bearing strength of the soil. (21 words)

Persistent rain across the city over the weekend, and eight games of footy at the ground, has meant the Wade Park pitch could be at an all-time low in terms of bogginess - you'd lose a penetrometer in it. (40 words)

Longer example sentences

Persistent rain across the city over the weekend, and eight games of footy at the ground, has meant the Wade Park pitch could be at an all-time low in terms of bogginess - you'd lose a penetrometer in it. (40 words)

Each rover had both a densitometer and a dynamic penetrometer, to test the density and the bearing strength of the soil. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

Persistent rain across the city over the weekend, and eight games of footy at the ground, has meant the Wade Park pitch could be at an all-time low in terms of bogginess - you'd lose a penetrometer in it.

Each rover had both a densitometer and a dynamic penetrometer, to test the density and the bearing strength of the soil.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "penetrometer" in a sentence?
An example: "Persistent rain across the city over the weekend, and eight games of footy at the ground, has meant the Wade Park pitch could be at an all-time low in terms of bogginess - you'd lose a penetrometer in it." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "penetrometer" from authentic English texts.
What does "penetrometer" mean?
Penetrometer means: A mechanical device that measures the ease of penetration of an object into a semisolid
How many example sentences with "penetrometer" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "penetrometer", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.