Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An instrument for determining the weight and density of air or another gas.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument for weighing air, or for ascertaining the density of air and other gases.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An instrument for ascertaining the weight or density of air and gases.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
instrument used tomeasure themass anddensity ofgases .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Initially skeptical that a project could fly without subsidies, Mr. Wassenar took measurements using a small aircraft and an aerometer, and came back converted.
Winds of Change Peter Guest 2011
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The exact concentration of the alkaline solution is obtained by measuring the density of the liquid with a Baume aerometer.
Chapter 4 1993
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The Baume aerometer (or densimeter) enables the determination of the density of a liquid.
Chapter 5 1993
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_first “e” in “aerometer” illegible_ the Champenois winegrowers
Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines Henry Vizetelly 1857
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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.
Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines Henry Vizetelly 1857
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