viscometer

American

[vi-skom-i-ter] / vɪˈskɒm ɪ tər /

Also viscosimeter

noun

a device for measuring viscosity.

viscometer British

/ ˌvɪskəˈmɛtrɪk, ˌvɪskəʊˈsɪmɪtə, vɪsˈkɒmɪtə /

noun

any device for measuring viscosity

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Other Word Forms

viscometric adjective
viscometrically adverb
viscometry noun
viscosimetric adjective

Etymology

Origin of viscometer

1880–85; syncopated variant of viscosimeter; viscose, -i-, -meter

Example Sentences

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Another tracked the movement of fluids using a curved glass instrument called a viscometer.

From Washington Post

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