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glaucometer

glaucometer noun: a device for measuring the percentage of sugar in a fluid by means of specific gravity; gleucometer.

Noun

glaucometer (plural glaucometers)

  1. A device for measuring the percentage of sugar in a fluid by means of specific gravity; gleucometer.
    • Such circuits were actually built and verified in another device, referred to as a glaucometer or retinal topograph, being developed at Stanford Research Institute. This instrument is a direct offshoot of the basic optometer scheme.1972, Tom N. Cornsweet, Hewitt Crane, Experimental Study of Visual Accommodation, page 5
    • A glaucometer, blood sugar testing equipment, and a folding wheelchair have also been donated to a leprosy hospital. Thanks to club grants, 81 people affected by leprosy have received operations.2003, The Rotarian, page 42

Forms of glaucometer

pluralglaucometers

Questions about glaucometer

What does glaucometer mean?
Glaucometer means a device for measuring the percentage of sugar in a fluid by means of specific gravity; gleucometer.
What part of speech is glaucometer?
Glaucometer is a noun.
What is the plural of glaucometer?
The plural of glaucometer is glaucometers.

Words near glaucometer in the dictionary

  1. glaucoma
  2. glaucomas
  3. glaucomata
  4. glaucomatocyclitic
  5. glaucomatous
  6. glaucometer
  7. glaucometers
  8. glaucomic
  9. glauconiferous
  10. glauconite
  11. glauconites

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