areometer

Any device used to measure the specific gravity of liquids or the density of solids.

Noun

  1. Any device used to measure the specific gravity of liquids or the density of solids.

    Synonyms: hydrometer

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἀραιός (araiós, “of loose tecture”) + -meter. Compare araeostyle.

Forms

areometers aræometer araeometer

Related

areometry

From Wiktionary's contributor community, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.