eudiometer

American  

[yoo-dee-om-i-ter] / ˌyu diˈɒm ɪ tər /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a graduated glass measuring tube for gas analysis.

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eudiometer British  

/ ˌjuːdɪˈɒmɪtə, ˌjuːdɪəˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

Alessandro Volta designed a eudiometer for exploding bad-smelling gases with electricity.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

When the quantitative synthesis of water is carried out in the eudiometer as described above, the water vapor formed by the union of the hydrogen and oxygen at once condenses.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

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

From Modern Painters Volume I (of V) by Ruskin, John

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.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William