VOLUMETER

volumeter

(noun) a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

volumeter (plural volumeters)

Any instrument used to measure the volume of a substance.

Source: Wiktionary


Vol*u"me*ter, n. Etym: [Cf. F. volumètre. See Volumetric.] (Physics)

Definition: An instrument for measuring the volumes of gases or liquids by introducing them into a vessel of known capacity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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