pycnometer
/pɪkˈnɒmɪtə(ɹ)/
pycnometer noun: a vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.
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
Synonyms of pycnometer
Forms of pycnometer
| plural | pycnometers |
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Origin of pycnometer
From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense”) and μέτρον (métron, “measure”). By surface analysis, pycno- + -meter.
Questions about pycnometer
- What does pycnometer mean?
- Pycnometer means a vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.
- What part of speech is pycnometer?
- Pycnometer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pycnometer?
- Pycnometer is pronounced /pɪkˈnɒmɪtə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of pycnometer?
- The plural of pycnometer is pycnometers.
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