vinometer

[vi-nom-i-ter, vahy-]

noun

1. a hydrometer for measuring the percentage of alcohol in wine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vinometer¹

First recorded in 1860–65; vino- + -meter

Example Sentences

Associated words: vinous, vintage, viniculture, vintner, vinometer, mull, stum, œnology, œnophilist, vinaceous, flagon, lees, œnolin. wine-bibber, n. tippler. wing, n. pinion.

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