profilometry

noun4

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.