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noun
A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: metrology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Synonyms: specific gravity bottle
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense”) and μέτρον (métron, “measure”). By surface analysis, pycno- + -meter.
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