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stalagmometer

[stal-uh g-mom-i-ter]

noun Chemistry, Physics.

an instrument for determining the number of drops, or the weight of each drop, in a given volume of liquid.

Nearby words

  1. stalactite work,
  2. stalactites,
  3. stalag,
  4. stalagmite,
  5. stalagmites,
  6. stale,
  7. stale bull,
  8. stalemate,
  9. stalin,
  10. stalin peak

Origin of stalagmometer

1860–65; < Greek stalagmó(s) dripping + -meter
Also called stactometer.
Related formssta·lag·mo·met·ric [stuh-lag-muh-me-trik] /stəˌlæg məˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectivestal·ag·mom·e·try, noun
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Medicine definitions for stalagmometer

stalagmometer

[stăl′ăg-mŏm′ĭ-tər]

n.

An instrument for determining exactly the number of drops in a given quantity of liquid, used as a measure of the surface tension of a fluid.
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