Definition of: tasimeter

(tə·sim′ə·tər) noun
An electrical apparatus for detecting changes in pressure by the resulting variations in the conductivity of a solid, and so measuring changes, as in length, temperature, or moisture, that produce alteration of pressure. [<Gk. tasis extension (<teinein stretch) + -METER]
—tas·i·met·ric (tas′ə·met′rik) adjective
—ta·sim′e·try noun