araeometer
|a-rae-o-me-ter|
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/ˌær.iˈoʊ.mɪ.tɚ/
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/ˌær.iˈɒm.ɪ.tə/
(areometer)
instrument for measuring density/specific gravity
Etymology
'araeometer' originates from New Latin/Neo-Latin, ultimately from Greek elements: 'araios' meaning 'thin' or 'sparse' and 'metron' meaning 'measure'.
'araeometer' entered scientific English via Neo-Latin forms such as 'areometer' in the 17th–19th centuries; the spelling with 'ae' (araeometer / aræometer) reflects older typographic conventions and variant Anglo-Latin spellings.
Initially formed as a compound meaning roughly 'measure of thinness', it came to be used specifically for instruments that measure the density or specific gravity of liquids.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an instrument for determining the density or specific gravity of liquids (a type of hydrometer).
The chemist used an araeometer to measure the specific gravity of the solution.
Synonyms
Last updated: 2025/10/01 09:26