STEREOMETER

Etymology

Noun

stereometer (plural stereometers)

An instrument for measuring the solid contents of a body, or the capacity of a vessel; a volumenometer.

An instrument for determining the specific gravity of liquid or porous bodies or powders, as well as solids.

Source: Wiktionary


Ste`re*om"e*ter, n. Etym: [Stereo- + meter.] (Physics)

1. An instrument for measuring the solid contents of a body, or the capacity of a vessel; a volumenometer.

2. An instrument for determining the specific gravity of liquid bodies, porous bodies, and powders, as well as solids.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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