"creepmeter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: creepmeters [plural]
Etymology: creep + -meter Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|creep|meter}} creep + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} creepmeter (plural creepmeters)
  1. (geology) An instrument that monitors the slow surface displacement of an active geologic fault in the earth. Wikipedia link: creepmeter Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-creepmeter-en-noun-xgYoWiG3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -meter Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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