durometer
noun
durometer is spelled D-U-R-O-M-E-T-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, durometer means “An instrument used to measure the hardness or stiffness of a material, especially of an elastomer, such as rubber. A simple durometer consists of a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of durometer is durometers.
How many letters and syllables are in durometer?
| Letters | 9: D-U-R-O-M-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is durometer?
Durometer appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce durometer?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-durometer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of durometer
- durometers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does durometer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instrument used to measure the hardness or stiffness of a material, especially of an elastomer, such as rubber. A simple durometer consists of a movable tip on a spring with a dial gauge.
She tested the sample with a durometer to verify its consistency.
- 2
The measurement of the hardness or stiffness of a material, especially of plastic or rubber.
They specified a 70 durometer polyurethane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).