picnometer
picnometer is the dated form of pycnometer.
Meaning of pycnometer
Noun
pycnometer (plural pycnometers)
- A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.
- As Galileo showed in his tract La Bilancetta, or “The Little Balance,” a scientist of Archimedes’ stature could have achieved a far more precise result using his own law of buoyancy and an accurate scale, something far more common in the ancient world than a very precise pycnometer, which is used...2006 December 8, David Biello, “Fact or Fiction?: Archimedes Coined the Term ‘Eureka!’ in the Bath”, in Scientific American
- Synonyms:
- specific gravity bottle
Forms of picnometer
| plural | picnometers |
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Questions about picnometer
- What is picnometer the dated form of?
- Picnometer is the dated form of pycnometer.
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