pycnometer

Significat (Anglès)

A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.

Conceptes

picnòmetre

Sinònims

colorimeter

densitometer

gravimeter

hydrometer

araeometer

chromometer

picnometer

density bottle

gravity bottle

pyknometer

chromophotometer

comparison colorimeter

colorimeter instrument

pic-

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/pɪkˈnɒmɪtə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense”) and μέτρον (métron, “measure”). By surface analysis, pycno- + -meter.