Brix scale


nounChemistry.
  1. a graduated scale, used on a hydrometer, that indicates the weight of sugar per volumeof solution at a given temperature.

Origin of Brix scale

1
1895–1900; named after A. F. W. Brix, 19th-century German inventor

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Brix scale

/ (brɪks) /


noun
  1. a scale for calibrating hydrometers used for measuring the concentration and density of sugar solutions at a given temperature

Origin of Brix scale

1
C19: named after A. F. W. Brix, 19th-century German inventor

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