hydrometer
/haɪˈdɹɑːmɪtɚ/
hydrometer noun: an instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale.
Noun
hydrometer (plural hydrometers)
- An instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale.
- [E]ach degree of the hydrometer, when at or near proof, is about a quart in a hundred gallons stronger or weaker, as the hydrometer vibrates under or over the silver speck or sight on the index or upper stem; at the intermediate or strong overproofs, is about a pint in ditto; and at the low...1806, Peter Jonas, “Method of Ascertaining the Strength of Spiritous Liquors by Clarke’s Hydrometer”, in The Genuine Art of Gauging Made Easy and Familiar; Exhibiting All the Principal Methods...
- On the wall were hanging thermometers, barometers, and hydrometers, and every other sort of ometer, numberless, dusty, and mysterious; […]1843, John Holmes Agnew, Eclectic Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art
- Synonyms:
- areometer
hydrometer meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Tagalog and Malay
hydrometer in Tamil
- நீர் அளவி, நீர்ம அடர்த்தி அளவி, நீரடர்த்திமானி, நீர்ம அடாத்தி அளவி, நீர் அடர்த்திமானி, நீரியன்மானி
hydrometer in Malayalam
- ഘനത്വമാപിനി
hydrometer in Tagalog
- instrument — see also areometer
- danumsukod
hydrometer in Malay
- instrument — see also areometer
- jangka tumpat, hidrometer
Synonyms of hydrometer
Forms of hydrometer
| plural | hydrometers |
|---|---|
| alternative form (nonstandard) | hydrometre |
Origin of hydrometer
From hydro- + -meter.
Words formed from hydrometer
Words that rhyme with hydrometer
Questions about hydrometer
- What does hydrometer mean?
- Hydrometer means an instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale.
- What is hydrometer in Tamil?
- Hydrometer in Tamil is நீர் அளவி, நீர்ம அடர்த்தி அளவி, நீரடர்த்திமானி. See Hydrometer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hydrometer?
- Hydrometer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hydrometer?
- Hydrometer is pronounced /haɪˈdɹɑːmɪtɚ/.
- What is the plural of hydrometer?
- The plural of hydrometer is hydrometers.
Words near hydrometer in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hydrometer (page history and authors); hydrometer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hydrometer (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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