TWADDELL

Twad"dell, n., Twad"dell's hy*drom"e*ter. [After one Twaddell, its inventor.]

Definition: A form of hydrometer for liquids heavier than water, graduated with an arbitrary scale such that the readings when multiplied by .005 and added to unity give the specific gravity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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