profilometry
nounEtymology From profile + -o- + -metry.
1
The use of a technique in the measurement and profiling of an object.
2
The methodology of performing eddy current profiling of tubing.
- The profilometry of the tubing was conducted directly following the eddy current exam.
3
The technique in which a diamond stylus, in contact with a sample, measures surface variations as a function of position.
4
The 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.
- Related terms
- eddy current