Definition of hydrometer in English:
hydrometer
noun hʌɪˈdrɒmɪtəhaɪˈdrɑmədər
An instrument for measuring the density of liquids.
Example sentencesExamples
- This is a hydrometer which is based on the principle that dissolved substances will cause a body to float.
- In the 1770s, after considerable debate about the most efficient and reliable ways of determining the specific gravity of liquors, the hydrometer was considered better than the ordinary balance.
- At this point bubbling will cease through the air lock and the hydrometer will show a reading of 1000.
- The surface level of the water will mark the specific gravity level and the potential alcohol level, both labeled on the hydrometer.
- It is also about scales, pedometers, barometers and hydrometers.
- While tasting the grapes is a fine way to know when to harvest them, also invest in a hydrometer - which measures the specific gravity of liquids - available at winemaking supply shops.
- Here the syrup is boiled carefully to attain the correct sugar density as measured with a sugar hydrometer and filtered again.
- His training specialties, however, are in the hydrometer and fathometer.
- That first day of boiling ended with a broken hydrometer, very little syrup and a scorched evaporator pan.
- The other piece of equipment is a device called a hydrometer, which measures alcoholic strength.
- Density can be determined quickly and with reasonable accuracy by floating a calibrated hydrometer in the juice.
Derivatives
adjective hʌɪdrəˈmɛtrɪk
The hydrometric analysis indicated that the soil contains approximately 25% clay.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Water Survey of Canada, through the hydrometric database, provides streamflow and water level data that are used in the present study.
- Its hydrometric division has excellent water level records at its disposal.
- Confirmation of the drainage system's responses to the climatic warming signal awaits further investigation when longer records from a denser hydrometric network become available.
- Among 219 hydrometric stations which monitor rainfall in the province, 65 reported a rainfall of over 50 mm.
noun
The final chapters detail specific points of relevance to density measurements and hydrometry for materials commonly used in industry.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is therefore an everyday work guide whose vocation is to serve as a commitment to quality for hydrometry services.
- The session will be focused on the interaction between hydrometry and mathematical modelling.
- The total non-structural dry matter concentration of liquid expressed from the other sample was determined by hydrometry.
- They are acknowledged as one of the UK's leading hydrometry specialists, with a particular strength in open-channel flow measurement technology.
Definition of hydrometer in US English:
hydrometer
nounhīˈdrämədərhaɪˈdrɑmədər
An instrument for measuring the density of liquids.
Example sentencesExamples
- The other piece of equipment is a device called a hydrometer, which measures alcoholic strength.
- His training specialties, however, are in the hydrometer and fathometer.
- That first day of boiling ended with a broken hydrometer, very little syrup and a scorched evaporator pan.
- Here the syrup is boiled carefully to attain the correct sugar density as measured with a sugar hydrometer and filtered again.
- While tasting the grapes is a fine way to know when to harvest them, also invest in a hydrometer - which measures the specific gravity of liquids - available at winemaking supply shops.
- It is also about scales, pedometers, barometers and hydrometers.
- In the 1770s, after considerable debate about the most efficient and reliable ways of determining the specific gravity of liquors, the hydrometer was considered better than the ordinary balance.
- The surface level of the water will mark the specific gravity level and the potential alcohol level, both labeled on the hydrometer.
- This is a hydrometer which is based on the principle that dissolved substances will cause a body to float.
- At this point bubbling will cease through the air lock and the hydrometer will show a reading of 1000.
- Density can be determined quickly and with reasonable accuracy by floating a calibrated hydrometer in the juice.