English Dictionary: Rheometer | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Rheometer | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rheometer \Rhe*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + -meter.] [Written also {reometer}.] 1. (Physics) An instrument for measuring currents, especially the force or intensity of electrical currents; a galvanometer. 2. (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood current in the arteries. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hydrometer \Hy*drom"e*ter\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -meter: cf. F. hydrom[8a]tre.] 1. (Physics) An instrument for determining the specific gravities of liquids, and thence the strength spirituous liquors, saline solutions, etc. Note: It is usually made of glass with a graduated stem, and indicates the specific gravity of a liquid by the depth to which it sinks in it, the zero of the scale marking the depth to which it sinks in pure water. Extra weights are sometimes used to adapt the scale to liquids of different densities. 2. An instrument, variously constructed, used for measuring the velocity or discharge of water, as in rivers, from reservoirs, etc., and called by various specific names according to its construction or use, as {tachometer}, {rheometer}, {hydrometer}, {pendulum}, etc.; a current gauge. |