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dasymeter

dasymeter noun: an instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin glass globe, which is weighed in the gas or gases, and then in an atmosphere of known density.

Noun

dasymeter (plural dasymeters)

  1. (dated) An instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin glass globe, which is weighed in the gas or gases, and then in an atmosphere of known density.
    • The dasymeter consists of a two-armed lever or balance beam, on one arm of which is a hermetically sealed glass sphere of 3 litres capacity, while the other arm carries a balancing weight. The higher the percentage of carbonic anhydride contained in the gas to be examined, the higher will be its...1894, The Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute, volume 44, page 340
    • With the idea that regulation of air supply would secure great economy of fuel, an instrument called a “dasymeter” has been invented to indicate the percentage of carbonic acid in the products of combustion; the weight of a vessel, through which gases are being continually drawn from the chimney of...1896, The Sibley Journal of Engineering, volume 10, page 116

dasymeter meaning in Tamil

dasymeter in Tamil

காற்றடர்த்தி அளவி, காற்று அடர்த்திமானி

Forms of dasymeter

pluraldasymeters

Origin of dasymeter

Ancient Greek δασύ(ς) (dasú(s), “dense”) + -meter (“measuring device”).

Questions about dasymeter

What does dasymeter mean?
Dasymeter means an instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin glass globe, which is weighed in the gas or gases, and then in an atmosphere of known density.
What is dasymeter in Tamil?
Dasymeter in Tamil is காற்றடர்த்தி அளவி, காற்று அடர்த்திமானி. See Dasymeter meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dasymeter?
Dasymeter is a noun.
What is the plural of dasymeter?
The plural of dasymeter is dasymeters.

Words near dasymeter in the dictionary

  1. dasycladaleans
  2. dasyclads
  3. dasydytid
  4. dasylirion
  5. dasylirions
  6. dasymeter
  7. dasymeters
  8. dasymetric
  9. dasymetrically
  10. dasyphyllous
  11. dasypodid

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