请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 Twaddell
释义 Twaddell|ˈtwɒd(ə)l|
Also Twaddel, Twaddle.
[Short for Twaddell's hydrometer, from the name of the inventor.]
A form of hydrometer or hydrometric scale in which 200 degrees correspond to a unit of specific gravity, that of distilled water being denoted by zero. Also attrib.
1853Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) II. 828 The patentee employs diluted sulphuric acid, at 105° Twaddle.1860O'Neill Chem. Calico Print. etc. 11 To obtain the value of any degree of Twaddle, it must be multiplied by five, and the product added to 1,000.Ibid. 12 The specific gravity and the Twaddle value of a degree of Beaumé.1873E. Spon Workshop Receipts Ser. i. 30/1 A hot solution of nitro-sulphate of iron, 5° Twaddle, 150° Fahrenheit.
随便看

 

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/22 13:00:37