refractometer
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A device called a refractometer, sold on Amazon for $20 to $30, can measure Brix levels from a drop of juice.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2018
Mr. Reyes agreed when she handed the refractometer to him.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2017
He watched as Ms. Newton cut some honeycombs and spooned a dollop onto the small glass surface of a refractometer, a device used to gauge the moisture content in the honey.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2017
One young man made the connection between the refractometer and how the grapes tasted.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2013
The fractions are determined as follows: The fringes observed in the refractometer under the conditions above mentioned can readily be shown to be concentric circles.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 by Various
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