Profilometry

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounThe use of a technique in the measurement and profiling of an object.

2.NounThe methodology of performing eddy current profiling of tubing.

"The profilometry of the tubing was conducted directly following the eddy current exam."

3.NounThe technique in which a diamond stylus, in contact with a sample, measures surface variations as a function of position.

4.NounThe use of a laser or white-light, computer-generated projections to perform surface measurements of three dimensional objects.

"Surface profilometry was used to measure the film thickness."

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