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areometer

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

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɛːriːˈɒmɪtə/
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noun

Meaning 1

Any device used to measure the specific gravity of liquids or the density of solids.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hydrometer

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀραιός (araiós, “of loose tecture”) + -meter. Compare araeostyle.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِكْثَاف (mikṯāf) — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Arabic: مِقْيَاس ثِقْل السَائِل النَوْعِيّ (miqyās ṯiql as-sāʔil an-nawʕiyy) — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Arabic: مِقْيَاس الثِقْل النَوْعِيّ (miqyās aṯ-ṯiql an-nawʕiyy) — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Arabic: مِقْيَاس كَثَافَة السَائِل — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Catalan: areòmetre — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Finnish: uppovaaka — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Finnish: areometri — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • French: aréomètre — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • German: Aräometer — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • German: Prüfspindel — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Greek: αραιόμετρο (araiómetro) — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Italian: areometro — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Malay: areometer — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Polish: areometr — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Portuguese: areómetro — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Portuguese: areômetro — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Russian: арео́метр (areómetr) — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Spanish: areómetro — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer
  • Swedish: areometer — device used to measure specific gravity — see also hydrometer