"Atterberg limit" meaning in All languages combined

See Atterberg limit on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Atterberg limits [plural]
Etymology: Devised in 1911 by Swedish chemist and agronomist Albert Atterberg. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Atterberg limit (plural Atterberg limits)
  1. Any of three basic measures of the critical water contents of a fine-grained soil: its shrinkage limit, plastic limit, and liquid limit.
    Sense id: en-Atterberg_limit-en-noun-h3aSNSzD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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