eudiometer

[ yoo-dee-om-i-ter ]

/ ˌyu diˈɒm ɪ tər /

noun Chemistry.

a graduated glass measuring tube for gas analysis.

Nearby words

eudemonic, eudemonics, eudemonism, eudiaphoresis, eudicotyledon, eudiometer, eudiometry, eudora, eudoxus, eudoxus of cnidus, euemerus

Origin of eudiometer

1770–80; < Greek eúdio(s) clear, mild (literally, well skied, equivalent to eu- eu- + di-, stem of Zeus god of the sky + -os adj. suffix) + -meter

Related forms

eu·di·o·met·ric

[yoo-dee-uh-me-trik] /ˌyu di əˈmɛ trɪk/, eu·di·o·met·ri·cal, adjectiveeu·di·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for eudiometer

The consideration of the high qualities of art must not be interrupted by the work of the hammer and the eudiometer.
Modern Painters Volume I (of V)|John Ruskin
A eudiometer tube is filled with mercury and inverted in a vessel of the same liquid.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
The combination of the two gases is brought about in a tube called a eudiometer.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
The eudiometer that I have lately employed gives, in a few minutes, the proportions of oxygen without correction.
The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 1 (of 2)|John Ayrton Paris

The exact details for the preparation of eudiometer tubes are given by Faraday (Chemical Manipulation, § 1200).
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall

British Dictionary definitions for eudiometer

eudiometer

/ (ˌjuːdɪˈɒmɪtə) /

noun

a graduated glass tube used in the study and volumetric analysis of gas reactions

Derived Forms

eudiometric (ˌjuːdɪəˈmɛtrɪk) or eudiometrical, adjectiveeudiometrically, adverbeudiometry, noun

Word Origin for eudiometer

C18: from Greek eudios, literally: clear skied (from eu- + Dios, genitive of Zeus god of the heavens) + -meter

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