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rotameter

[ roh-tam-i-ter, roh-tuh-mee- ]

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring the rate of flow of a liquid, consisting of a tapered vertical tube in which a small float is forced upward until its weight balances the fluid force.


Rotameter

/ ˈrəʊtəˌmiːtə /

noun

  1. a device used for measuring the flow of a fluid. It consists of a small float supported in a tapering glass by the flow of the fluid, the height of the float indicating the rate of flow
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rotameter1

Partial translation of German Rotamesser (1911), equivalent to Rota ( tion ) rotation + Messer measurer, meter

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