salinometer

[sal-uh-nom-i-ter]

noun

Chemistry.

1. an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.

salinometer

/ ˌsælɪnəˈmɛtrɪk, ˌsælɪˈnɒmɪtə /

noun

1. Also called: salimeter. a hydrometer for determining the amount of salt in a solution, usually calibrated to measure concentration

Other Word Forms

• salinometry noun
• salinometric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of salinometer¹

First recorded in 1835–45; saline + -o- + -meter

Example Sentences

A salinometer is an instrument that determines from the density of the water the amount of salt contained in the water.

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Some of the water is drawn off from the boiler from time to time, and the salinometer is immersed in it after it has been cooled.

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A.--By means of the salinometer, which is an instrument for determining the density of the water, constructed on the principle of the hydrometer for telling the strength of spirits.

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Should the salinometer be accidentally broken, a temporary one may be constructed of a phial weighted with a few grains of shot or other convenient weight.

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