Baumé
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Baumé
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It ranged between 300 and 1,000 kilogrammes of 60 degrees Baumé per twenty-four hours.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 by Various
Baumé 35 parts in volume Mix gradually B to C, then C, by small quantities, in agitating briskly.
From Photographic Reproduction Processes by Duchochois, Peter C.
For example: 32° Baumé equals a sp. g. of 1.285.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
Those marked in degrees Baumé or Twaddell, or according to specific gravity, are most commonly used.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
The lighter oils are found on Oil Creek, and are about 40° to 46° Baumé; at Franklin, from 30° to 32°.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
