eudiometer

[yoo-dee-om-i-ter]

noun

Chemistry.

1. a graduated glass measuring tube for gas analysis.

eudiometer

/ ˌjuːdɪˈɒmɪtə, ˌjuːdɪəˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• eudiometric adjective
• eudiometrical adjective
• eudiometrically adverb
• eudiometry noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of eudiometer¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of eudiometer¹

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

Example Sentences

It includes the following specimens: 3 chemical retorts, 6 bell jars, 1 gas collecting flask, 6 flasks, 4 funnels, 23 miscellaneous metal and glass objects, and 1 eudiometer.

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Detonating Tube, a species of eudiometer, being a stout glass tube used in chemical analysis for detonating gaseous bodies.

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The consideration of the high qualities of art must not be interrupted by the work of the hammer and the eudiometer.

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If the two gases are introduced into the eudiometer in the exact proportions in which they combine, after the combination has taken place the liquid will rise and completely fill the tube.

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The eudiometer, a most curious instrument for fixing the purity of air, by measuring the proportion of oxygen, was discovered by Dr. Priestley.

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