viscometer

[ vi-skom-i-ter ]

noun

1. a device for measuring viscosity.

viscometer

/ ˌvɪskəˈmɛtrɪk; ˌvɪskəʊˈsɪmɪtə; vɪsˈkɒmɪtə /

noun

1. any device for measuring viscosity

Derived Forms

• visˈcometry, noun
• viscometric, adjective

Other Words From

• vis·co·met·ric [vis-k, uh, -, me, -trik], vis·co·si·met·ric [vis-koh-si-, me, -trik], adjective
• visco·metri·cal·ly adverb
• vis·come·try noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of viscometer¹

1880–85; syncopated variant of viscosimeter; viscose, -i-, -meter

Example Sentences

Another tracked the movement of fluids using a curved glass instrument called a viscometer.

From Washington Post