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alcoholometer

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English -ometer English alcoholometer From alcohol + -ometer.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: alcoholímetru — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Catalan: alcoholímetre — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Esperanto: alkoholmetro — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • French: alcoomètre — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Galician: alcoholímetro — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Galician: alcolímetro — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Italian: alcolimetro — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Malay: jangka alkohol — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Malay: meter alkohol — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Malay: alkoholometer — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Polish: alkoholometr — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Polish: alkoholomierz — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Portuguese: alcoolímetro — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Portuguese: alcoolómetro — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Portuguese: alcoolômetro — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Portuguese: alcoómetro — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Portuguese: alcoômetro — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Romanian: alcoolmetru — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Spanish: alcoholímetro — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Spanish: alcohómetro — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Turkish: alkolmetre — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid
  • Turkish: alkolölçer — Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid