eudiometer
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek εὔδιος (eúdios, “clear (weather)”) + -meter.
Noun[edit]
eudiometer (plural eudiometers)
- A graduated glass tube, closed at one end, that is used for measuring the change in the volume of gases during a chemical reaction.
- 1780, Philip Thicknesse, The Valetudinarian's Bath Guide:
- The same ingenious gentleman has also invented some Eudiometers, or instruments, to ascertain with the greatest accuracy, the salubrity of the air.
Translations[edit]
tube for measuring volume of gases
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