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单词 rotameter
释义

rotameter

/ˌrəʊˈtamɪtə/
noun
1An apparatus for demonstrating the circular motion of the planets. rare. Now historical.
  • It was devised by Henry Perigal (1801–98), amateur mathematician, probably in connection with his views on the motion of the moon about the earth as rotation or revolution..
2= rotometer. Now rare.
3Also with capital initial. A device with a transparent wall that can be fitted into a pipe or tube to indicate the rate of flow of fluid passing along it.
  • A trademark in the United Kingdom..

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science. From rota- + -meter.

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