dilatometern.
/dʌɪləˈtɒmɪtə/ An instrument for determining the dilatation or expansion of a liquid by heat.
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dilatometer1883
1883 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Alcoholic dilatometer, an instrument invented by Silvermann to determine the quantity of alcohol in a liquid, founded on the principle that water in passing from 0° C. to 100° C...expands ·0466 of its volume, and alcohol..·1252.
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dilatoˈmetric adj. relating to a dilatometer.
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1882 Nature No. 639. 290 The numerous determinations of the expansion of water by heat..Experimenters..have used two methods—the hydrostatic and the dilatometric.
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