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noun
A device used to measure the freezing point of a liquid (or the melting point of a solid).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: physical
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English cryoscope From cryo- + -scope.
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