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- noun The use of a
technique in the measurement andprofiling of an object. - noun The
methodology of performingeddy current profiling of tubing. - noun The
technique in which a diamondstylus , in contact with a sample, measures surfacevariations as a function of position. - noun The use of a
laser or white-light, computer-generated projections to perform surface measurements of three dimensional objects.
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Must be familiar with some analytical equipment such as microscopy (SEM, TEM) viscosity measurement, particle size analysis (light scattering) profilometry, thermal analysis of materials (DSC, TGA, DMA), and circuit characterization (digital multimeter and oscilloscopes).
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