viscometer

Also vis·co·sim·eter

[vi-skom-i-ter]

noun

1. a device for measuring viscosity.

viscometer

/ ˌvɪskəˈmɛtrɪk, ˌvɪskəʊˈsɪmɪtə, vɪsˈkɒmɪtə /

noun

1. any device for measuring viscosity

Other Word Forms

• viscometric adjective
• viscosimetric adjective
• viscometrically adverb
• viscometry noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of viscometer¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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