comparator method
comparator method
[kəm′par·əd·ər ‚meth·əd] (thermodynamics)
A method of determining the coefficient of linear expansion of a substance in which one measures the distance that each of two traveling microscopes must be moved in order to remain centered on scratches on a rod-shaped specimen when the temperature of the specimen is raised by a measured amount.
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