stalagmometer
[ stal-uhg-mom-i-ter ]
/ ˌstæl əgˈmɒm ɪ tər /
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noun Chemistry, Physics.
an instrument for determining the number of drops, or the weight of each drop, in a given volume of liquid.
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Also called stactometer.
Origin of stalagmometer
OTHER WORDS FROM stalagmometer
sta·lag·mo·met·ric [stuh-lag-muh-me-trik], /stəˌlæg məˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectivestal·ag·mom·e·try, nounWords nearby stalagmometer
stalactites, stalactite work, stalag, stalagmite, stalagmites, stalagmometer, St. Albans, St. Albert, stale, stale bull, stalemate
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Medical 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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