eudiometer

[ yoo-dee-om-i-ter ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a graduated glass measuring tube for gas analysis.

eudiometer

/ ˌjuːdɪəˈmɛtrɪk; ˌjuːdɪˈɒmɪtə /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˌeudioˈmetrically, adverb
• eudiometric, adjective
• ˌeudiˈometry, noun

Other Words From

• eu·di·o·met·ric [yoo-dee-, uh, -, me, -trik], eudi·o·metri·cal adjective
• eudi·o·metri·cal·ly adverb

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

The exact details for the preparation of eudiometer tubes are given by Faraday (Chemical Manipulation, § 1200).

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The combination of the two gases is brought about in a tube called a eudiometer.

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A eudiometer tube is filled with mercury and inverted in a vessel of the same liquid.

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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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A bubble or two of oxygen is now passed into the eudiometer; if nitric oxide is present, red fumes at once develop.

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