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