viscometer

[ vi-skom-i-ter ]

noun
  1. a device for measuring viscosity.

Origin of viscometer

1
1880–85; syncopated variant of viscosimeter;see viscose, -i-, -meter
  • Also vis·co·sim·eter [vis-koh-sim-i-ter]. /ˌvɪs koʊˈsɪm ɪ tər/.

Other words from viscometer

  • vis·co·met·ric [vis-kuh-me-trik], /ˌvɪs kəˈmɛ trɪk/, vis·co·si·met·ric [vis-koh-si-me-trik], /ˌvɪs koʊ sɪˈmɛ trɪk/, adjective
  • vis·co·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
  • vis·com·e·try, noun

Words Nearby viscometer

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British Dictionary definitions for viscometer

viscometer

viscosimeter (ˌvɪskəʊˈsɪmɪtə)

/ (vɪsˈkɒmɪtə) /


noun
  1. any device for measuring viscosity

Derived forms of viscometer

  • viscometric (ˌvɪskəˈmɛtrɪk) or viscometrical, adjective
  • viscometry, noun

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