hydrometer (redirected from hydrometers)

hy·drom·e·ter  (h-drm-tr)

n.

An instrument used to determine specific gravity, especially a sealed, graduated tube, weighted at one end, that sinks in a fluid to a depth used as a measure of the fluid's specific gravity.

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hydro·metric (hdr-mtrk), hydro·metri·cal adj.

hydro·metri·cal·ly adv.

hy·drome·try n.

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hydrometer [haɪˈdrɒmɪtə]

n

(Chemistry) an instrument for measuring the relative density of a liquid, usually consisting of a sealed graduated tube with a weighted bulb on one end, the relative density being indicated by the length of the unsubmerged stem

hydrometric  [ˌhaɪdrəʊˈmɛtrɪk], hydrometrical adj

hydrometrically  adv

hydrometry  n

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hydrometer  (h-drm-tr)

An instrument used to measure the density of a liquid as compared to that of water. Hydrometers consist of a calibrated glass tube ending in a weighted glass sphere that makes the tube stand upright when placed in a liquid. The lower the density of the liquid, the deeper the tube sinks.

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hydrometer

an instrument for measuring the specific gravity of a liquid.

See also: Instruments

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hydrometer - a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid gravimeter measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something salinometer - a hydrometer that determines the concentration of salt solutions by measuring their density thermogravimeter, thermohydrometer - a hydrometer that includes a thermometer

Translations

hydrometer [haɪˈdrɒmɪtəʳ] N → areómetro m, hidrómetro m

hydrometer

n → Hydrometer nt

hydrometer [haɪˈdrɒmɪtəʳ] n → idrometro

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hydrometer [haɪˈdrɒmɪtəʳ] n → idrometro