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hydrometry

hydrometry noun: the branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers.

Noun

hydrometry (uncountable)

  1. The branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers
    • A thorough understanding of the hydrometry and meteorology of the South is a long-term goal, and immediate steps must be taken to achieve it.2007, Benaiah Yongo-Bure, Economic Development of Southern Sudan, page 90

Origin of hydrometry

From hydro- + -metry.

Questions about hydrometry

What does hydrometry mean?
Hydrometry means the branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers.
What part of speech is hydrometry?
Hydrometry is a noun.

Words near hydrometry in the dictionary

  1. hydrometrid
  2. hydrometrids
  3. hydrometrocolpos
  4. hydrometrograph
  5. hydrometrographs
  6. hydrometry
  7. hydromica
  8. hydromicas
  9. hydromicrobiology
  10. hydromineral
  11. hydrominerals

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