"areometer" meaning in English

See areometer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛːriːˈɒmɪtə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-areometer.wav Forms: areometers [plural], aræometer [alternative], araeometer [alternative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀραιός (araiós, “of loose tecture”) + -meter. Compare araeostyle. Etymology templates: {{af|en|grc:ἀραιός|-meter|t1=of loose tecture}} Ancient Greek ἀραιός (araiós, “of loose tecture”) + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} areometer (plural areometers)
  1. Any device used to measure the specific gravity of liquids or the density of solids. Synonyms: hydrometer Related terms: areometry Translations (device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer): مِكْثَاف (mikṯāf) [masculine] (Arabic), مِقْيَاس ثِقْل السَائِل النَوْعِيّ (miqyās ṯiql as-sāʔil an-nawʕiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), مِقْيَاس الثِقْل النَوْعِيّ (miqyās aṯ-ṯiql an-nawʕiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), مِقْيَاس كَثَافَة السَائِل (alt: miqyās kaṯāfa(t) as-sāʔil) [masculine] (Arabic), areòmetre [masculine] (Catalan), uppovaaka (Finnish), areometri (Finnish), aréomètre [masculine] (French), Aräometer [neuter] (German), Prüfspindel [feminine] (German), αραιόμετρο (araiómetro) [neuter] (Greek), areometro [masculine] (Italian), areometer (Malay), areometr [masculine] (Polish), areómetro [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), areômetro [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), арео́метр (areómetr) [masculine] (Russian), areómetro [masculine] (Spanish), areometer [common-gender] (Swedish)

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