litrameter

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek λῑ́τρᾱ (lī́trā, a pound) +‎ -meter.

Noun

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litrameter (plural litrameters)

  1. An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of liquids by the height to which they rise in vertical tubes under a definite air pressure.