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dasymeters

dasymeters is the plural of dasymeter.

Meaning of dasymeter

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

Questions about dasymeters

What is dasymeters the plural of?
Dasymeters is the plural of dasymeter.

Words near dasymeters in the dictionary

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

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