densimeter

[ den-sim-i-ter ]

noun

, Chemistry, Physics.

1. any instrument for measuring density.

densimeter

/ dɛnˈsɪmɪtə; ˌdɛnsɪˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

1. physics any instrument for measuring density

Derived Forms

• denˈsimetry, noun
• densimetric, adjective

Other Words From

• den·si·met·ric [den-s, uh, -, me, -trik], adjective
• densi·metri·cal·ly adverb
• den·sime·try noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of densimeter¹

1860–65; < Latin dēns ( us ) dense + -i- + -meter

Example Sentences

Density.—The density is generally obtained in some form of mercury densimeter, the powder being weighed in air and then under mercury.

From Project Gutenberg

The examination of black blasting powder has been greatly facilitated and, at the same time, made considerably more accurate, by means of a densimeter devised at this laboratory.

From Project Gutenberg

They contain all the necessary equipment for—well, as the signs suggest, for making malt bread and coffee cake—bottle-capping apparatus and rubber tubing and densimeters, and all such things used in breadmaking.

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