crackmeter

English

Etymology

From crack +‎ -meter.

Noun

crackmeter (plural crackmeters)

1. A device for measuring the width and other characteristics of a crack.
   • 2005, Oldrich Hungr, Robin Fell, Rejean Couture, Landslide risk management: proceedings of the International Conference on Landslide Risk Management, Vancouver, Canada, 31 May-3 June 2005‎:

     Five of these clusters had crackmeters installed in triplets to determine a true movement vector. Of the installed crackmeters, five were donated to the project […]