aerometer

American  

[ai-rom-i-ter] / ɛəˈrɒm ɪ tər /

noun

1. an instrument for determining the weight, density, etc., of air or other gases.

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aerometer British  

/ ɛəˈrɒmɪtə, ˌɛərəˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

1. an instrument for determining the mass or density of a gas, esp air

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Other Word Forms

• aerometric adjective
• aerometry noun

Etymology

Origin of aerometer

First recorded in 1785–95; aero- + -meter

Example Sentences

He lived according to a minutely elaborated, half-philosophical, half- practical system, like clock-work; not this alone, but also by the thermometer, barometer, aerometer, hydrometer, Hippocrates, Hufeland, Plato, Kant, Knigge, and Lord Chesterfield.

From Venus in Furs by Savage, Fernanda

Why the wine foamed and sparkled was a mystery even to the very makers themselves; for as yet Baume’s aerometer was unknown, and the connection between sugar and carbonic acid undreamt of.

From Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines by Vizetelly, Henry

Their supremacy is reflected by the thermometer, the barometer, and the aerometer; for they help regulate the temperature, the rainfall, and the wind's velocity.

From The Beauties of the State of Washington A Book for Tourists by Giles, Harry F.